Table 2:

Quality of end-of-life communication among 2 ICU cohorts, 2000–2017, unadjusted values*

Weighted scores*Nursing home cohortECMO cohortp value†
Composite measure of EOL communication*
 Mean ± SD48.5 ± 25.849.1 ± 25.90.67
 Median (IQR)56.2 (28.4–73.8)52.2 (27.5–68.9)0.86
Goals of care communication subscore
 Mean ± SD39.9 ± 28.544.7 ± 29.10.17
 Median (IQR)43.4 (8.2–63.5)50.0 (15.2–70.5)0.14
Documentation subscore
 Mean ± SD70.9 ± 28.260.3 ± 27.10.001
 Median (IQR)80.3 (62.6–83.5)63.8 (42.9–83.5)0.001

  • Note: ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, EOL = end-of-life, IQR = interquartile range, SD = standard deviation.

  • ↵* Measures range 0–100.

  • ↵† Mean comparison via unpaired Student t test.

  • Median comparison via Mann–Whitney test.