Health Condition 1: R69- Illness, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Dr Abhishek Samprathi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) All ICU patients in whom continuing medical care was deemed futile by the Critical care team will be recruited as Cases. 2) All patients who died during the same period who were not deemed futile and died in ICU will be recruited as Controls.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged above 18 years 2. Incomplete data 3. Futility decision within 5 days of ICU admission 4. ICU admission duration less than 5 days 5. Decision of withhold or withdraw of life sustaining therapies initiated by other than critical care team like family members, other clinicians.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To know the association between the decision of futility care with the SOFA score days before the futility decision. Timepoint: 1) D0: At ICU admission 2)De: On the day of event (either futility decision in cases group or death in control group) 3) De-3: Three-days prior to the event 4) De-5: Five-days prior to the event | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Abhishek Samprathi
Narayana Health
Outcome results
None listed