Outcomes of a 3-Year Quality Improvement Study to Improve Advance Care Planning in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002570 and PMC identifier 10904002.
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Abstract
To report outcomes of a 3-year quality improvement pilot study to improve advance directive (AD) completion. The pilot consisted of champions, education, electronic health record templates, and workflow changes. We assessed changes, predictors, and effects of AD completion. The pilot led to greater (8.3%-36%) and earlier AD completion, particularly among those divorced, with alcohol-associated liver disease, and with higher Model of End-Stage Liver Disease-Sodium score. Decedents whose AD specified nonaggressive goals experienced lower hospital lengths of stay. Advance care planning initiatives are feasible and may reduce health care utilization among decedents requesting less aggressive care.
Medical subject headings
- Quality Improvement
- Advance Care Planning
- Liver Cirrhosis