Median regression results for composite measure of end-of-life communication among 2 ICU cohorts, 2000–2017
| Variable | Coefficient (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Cohort | |
| Nursing home cohort | Reference |
| ECMO cohort | −0.56 (−13.15 to 12.02) |
| Age (per year) | 0.50 (0.21 to 0.78)* |
| Sex | |
| Male | Reference |
| Female | −2.29 (−12.21 to 7.63) |
| Year of admission (per year) | 1.69 (0.54 to 2.84)* |
| Glasgow Coma Scale score (per point) | −1.84 (−3.21 to −0.47)* |
| APS-neuro score (per point) | 0.72 (−0.18 to 1.63) |
| Category of primary diagnosis at admission | |
| Cardiovascular | Reference |
| Infectious | 0.93 (−9.02 to 10.88) |
| Respiratory | −8.56 (−24.16 to 7.05) |
| Other | −3.42 (−15.76 to 8.92) |
Note: APS-neuro score = acute physiologic score with neurologic component removed, CI = confidence interval, ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
↵* p value significant after adjustment for multiple comparisons using the 0.05 false discovery rate threshold.