The Importance of ENDING-S Score in the Diagnosis of Palliative Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

Completed

• Conditions: Palliative Care; Critical Care; Length of Stay

• Registration Number: NCT04864613
• Lead Sponsor: Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

Brief Summary

In our study, we aim to predict palliative care patients earlier, to reduce hospitalization periods and to prevent intensive care unit occupation by palliative care patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-07-08
• Study Completion: 2020-12-30
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-30
• Status Verified: 2021-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-04-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-04-25
• Study First Posted: 2021-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 135

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients older than 18 years will be included in the study. Patients staying longer than 48 hours intensive care will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients younger than 18 years. Patients staying less than 48 hours

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recognition of palliative care unit patients before intensive care discharge	Fourth day of intensive care follow up	ENDING-S Scoring system used to predict patients who were followed up in intensive care units and discharged to palliative care unit during their hospitalization. We aim to identify patients who are likely to be admitted to palliative care centers following their admission to intensive care units, and to prepare a palliative care center before the discharge from the intensive care.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey