Stony Brook University Hospital, Port Jefferson, NY
Christine Ann Garcia, Mamta Bhatnagar, Rachel Rodenbach, Edward Chu, Stanley M. Marks, Abigail Graham-Pardus, Jamie Kriner, Melissa Winfield, Christopher Minnier, Janet Leahy, Sharon Hanchett, Emily Baird, Joshua Levenson
Background: In December 2016, 49% of patients admitted to inpatient oncology services at UPMC Shadyside had CPR status discussion documentation prior to discharge. This project aims to improve quality and rates of CPR status conversations. Methods: During Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle 1, a stakeholder workgroup was formed in January 2017 by oncology faculty, fellows, nurses and advance practice providers (APPs), medicine house staff, and palliative care faculty. All oncology clinicians were reminded weekly to discuss and document CPR status preferences. APPs received communication training with palliative care specialists. Oncology leadership received a monthly update of CPR status documentation rates, and endorsed CPR status best practice guidelines developed by the workgroup. For PDSA cycle 2, patient charts without CPR status documentation in March 2018 were reviewed. Results: PDSA cycle 1 resulted in CPR status assessment rates increasing from 49% to > 80%. 1400+ more CPR status discussions were documented in 2017 than 2016. The percentage of patients discharged “Comfort Measures Only” or “Do Not Resuscitate” increased from 14.2 (S.D. 2.4) to 20.0 (S.D. 2.1). For PDSA cycle 2, 60 patients without CPR assessment were reviewed. Fifty-two percent were admitted overnight by nocturnists, 48% by daytime APPs, and none by housestaff. 55% (33/60) had metastatic disease. Fifty-three percent (31/60) of patients had prior CPR status documentation in the past 12 months. Fifteen percent (11/60) of patients were admitted for scheduled inpatient chemotherapy. Conclusions: PDSA 1 showed that standardization of CPR status assessment with formal training increased CPR status assessments. More patients wanted CMO or DNR when asked, which may indicate the need for earlier goals of care discussions. PDSA 2 indicated that focusing efforts on completing CPR assessment as part of the admission process, especially for scheduled inpatient chemotherapy admissions, is critical in further improving our rates.
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