Table 2 Alert Criteria That Triggers Alert #3 in Support-ED
Historical Data Elements | |
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Mandatory surprise question: “Would you be surprised if this patient died within the previous 6 months?” (No) [30, 31] | |
Previous palliative care consult | |
Previous order for “Do Not Resuscitate” | |
Last hospital disposition to a long-term acute care facility or nursing facility | |
Previous scanned document of Consent to Withhold or Withdraw Life Sustaining Treatments | |
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Score 3 or 4 | |
Current Encounter Data Elements | |
Initiation of cardiac arrest documentation | |
Active order for mechanical ventilation | |
Active order for non-invasive ventilation | |
GFR < 15 ml/min/m2 | |
Albumin < 2 g/dL | |
Bicarbonate < 10 mEq/L | |
pCO2 < 70 mmHg |