None listed
Conditions
Interventions
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Sponsors
Mie University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Studies involving patients and their families who were transported to or presented at the emergency department due to acute onset, injury, or exacerbation of symptoms, and who are considered to be at the end of life. 2) Patients who are judged or estimated to be at high risk of death within hours, days, or weeks. 3) Studies that include descriptions of care provided to patients nearing the end of life and their families. Eligible study designs: Randomized controlled trials, observational studies, quasi-experimental studies, before-and-after studies, cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, qualitative studies, case studies, mixed-methods studies, and quality improvement (QI) studies. Languages: English and Japanese
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Studies conducted in settings such as intensive care units (ICUs) rather than emergency departments. 2) Studies focusing on palliative care provided as part of a planned or predictable trajectory of end-of-life care in patients with chronic conditions. 3) Studies involving patients with chronic illness who visit the emergency department for monitoring or management purposes (e.g., temporary medication adjustment) during the course of their illness. 4) Studies involving patients who are relatively stable and expected to be discharged home after the emergency department visit. 5) Studies limited to the timing or process of do-not-attempt-resuscitation (DNAR) orders or discussions. Excluded study designs: Letters to the editor, commentaries, narrative reviews, systematic reviews, guidelines and position statements issued by academic societies, conference abstracts, articles published in non-academic magazines, commercial publications, and studies for which the full text is not available.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| End-of-life care provided in the emergency department | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAyako Fukushima
Mie University Graduate School of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed