End-of-Life Decisions in Surgical Intensive Care Medicine - The Relevance of Treatment Withholding

NCT02521428 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: EOLD_T
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 226
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The purpose of this retrospective observational study is to describe the sequence of ICU-therapies that are limited and to compare characteristics and the decision making process in surgical ICU-patients.

Conditions

Quality of Life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• sequence of withdrawing life-sustaining treatment

  The primary objective of this study performed according to an observational post-ad-hoc design is to identify the sequence of withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in surgical ICU-patients with an end-of-life decision on an intensive care unit of a German academic medical center. Approximately 200 patients will be enrolled in the study. They are followed up until their death on the ICU. In clinical routine end-of-life decisions are documented for decision-makers and procedures in the patients´ records. Patients´ characteristics and therapeutic approaches are documented in the electronic patient data management system.

  3 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• factors associated with the withholding of specific ICU-therapies

  3 years

Interventions

retrospective analysis OTHER

Approximately 200 patients will be enrolled in the study. They are followed up until their death on the ICU. In clinical routine end-of-life decisions are documented for decision-makers and procedures in the patients´ records. Patients´ characteristics and therapeutic approaches are documented in the electronic patient data management system.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All Surgical Intensive Care Department patients will be enrolled in the study

You may qualify if:

• All surgical patients admitted to the ICU All surgical patients discharged death from the ICU

You may not qualify if:

• All patients discharged alive from the ICU

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Charite University, Berlin, Germany: lead

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr. med.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 9, 2015
• First Posted: August 13, 2015
• Study Start: August 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2011
• Study Completion: August 1, 2015
• Last Updated: August 13, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-08