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2009 ; 66
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Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy in injured patients: variations between
trauma centers and nontrauma centers
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Cooper Z
; Rivara FP
; Wang J
; MacKenzie EJ
; Jurkovich GJ
J Trauma
2009[May]; 66
(5
): 1327-35
PMID19430235
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BACKGROUND: We sought to identify patient and institutional variables predictive
of a withdrawal of care order (WOCO) in trauma patients. We hypothesized that the
frequency of WOCO would be higher at trauma centers. METHODS: Data from the
National Study on the Costs and Outcomes of Trauma were used to determine
associations between WOCO status and patient characteristics, institutional
characteristics, and hospital course. chi, t tests, and multivariate analysis
were used to identify variables predictive of WOCO. RESULTS: Of 14,190 patients,
618 (4.4%) had WOCO, which accounted for 60.9% of patients who died in hospital.
Age (p = <0.001), race (p = <0.001), comorbidity (p = <0.001), and injury
mechanism were associated with WOCO (p = 0.03). WOCO patients had higher New
Injury Severity Score (p = <0.001), lower Glasgow Coma Scale motor scores (p =
<0.001), and higher incidence of midline shift on head computed tomography (p =
0.01). Trauma center status (odds ratio, 1.56; 95% confidence interval,
1.06-2.30) and closed intensive care units (odds ratio, 1.53; 95% confidence
interval, 1.03-2.25) were also predictive of a WOCO. There was a sizable
variation (0%-16%) in the percentage of patients with WOCO across centers.
CONCLUSION: Most trauma patients who die in hospital do so after a WOCO. Although
trauma center status and closed intensive care units are predictive of a WOCO,
variation in the percentage of patients with WOCO across all centers speaks to
the complexity of these decisions. Further investigation is needed to understand
how a WOCO is applied to trauma patients.