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Nephrologist-Facilitated Advance Care Planning for Hemodialysis Patients: A
Quality Improvement Project
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Amro OW
; Ramasamy M
; Strom JA
; Weiner DE
; Jaber BL
Am J Kidney Dis
2016[Jul]; 68
(1
): 103-9
PMID26806003
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BACKGROUND: The Renal Physicians Association's clinical practice guideline
recommends that physicians address advance care planning with dialysis patients.
However, data are lacking about how best to implement this recommendation. STUDY
DESIGN: Quality improvement project. SETTINGS & PARTICIPANTS: Nephrologists
caring for patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis at 2 dialysis
facilities identified patients who might benefit most from advance care planning
using the "surprise" question ("Would I be surprised if this patient died in the
next year?"). QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN: Patients identified with a "no" response
to the surprise question were invited to participate in nephrologist-facilitated
advance care planning, including completion of a Medical Orders for
Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) form. OUTCOMES: Change in MOLST completion rate
and identification of preferences for limits on life-sustaining treatment.
MEASUREMENTS: Pre- and postintervention code status, MOLST completion rate, and
vital status at 1 year. RESULTS: Nephrologists answered "no" to the surprise
question for 50 of 201 (25%) hemodialysis patients. Of these, 41 (82%) patients
had a full-code status and 9 (18%) had a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) status.
Encounters lasted 15 to 60 minutes. Following the encounter, 21 (42%) patients
expressed preference for a DNR status and 29 (58%) maintained full-code status
(P=0.001). The MOLST completion rate increased from 10% to 90%. One-year survival
for patients whose nephrologists answered "no" to the surprise question was 58%
compared to 92% for those with a "yes" answer (P<0.001). LIMITATIONS: Sample size
and possible nonrepresentative dialysis population. CONCLUSIONS:
Nephrologist-facilitated advance care planning targeting hemodialysis patients
with limited life expectancy led to significant changes in documented patient
preferences for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and limits on life-sustaining
treatment. These changes demonstrate the benefit of advance care planning with
dialysis patients and likely reflect better understanding of end-of-life
treatment options.