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Recognising the need for innovation in digitalising urgent or advance care planning in adults aged 70 years and over following emergency admission

Anna-Maria Bielinska, Adetokunbo Obanobi, Julia Riley and Catherine Urch
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-3-s22
Clin Med June 2017
Anna-Maria Bielinska
1Imperial College and Department of Palliative Care, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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Adetokunbo Obanobi
2Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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Julia Riley
3Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London, UK
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Catherine Urch
4Department of Palliative Care, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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Aims

Approximately one in three hospital inpatients may be in their last year of life in Scotland;1 however, no data exist for England, therefore this study aimed to establish the 1-year mortality of a cohort of patients aged 70 years and above admitted to a large London hospital trust, to explore the need for innovation in urgent or advance care planning and sharing electronic care plans.

Methods

Admission data were obtained via Cerner, the electronic patient record, over 6 months from 1 May to 31 October 2014 at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Presentations were stratified according to emergency overnight admission and age. Follow-up data on mortality over 1 year were analysed.

Results

During the study period, 6,701 patients aged 70+ years were admitted, of whom 49.4% were 70–79 years, 38.3% were 80–89 years and 12.3% were 90+ years old.

The 1-year mortality for all age groups combined was 22.4%; 12.7% died within 3 months, 4.8% died between 3 and 6 months, 3% died between 6 and 9 months and 1.9% died between 9 and 12 months.

1-year mortality rose with age, from 20% in 70–79-year-olds to over 25% in 90+ year-olds.

Conclusions

The data from London and Scotland both indicate that a single admission over the age of 70 years old is a significant predictor of death within 1 year.

An emergency admission over the age of 70 years could be used to aid recognition of the last years of life and to initiate urgent or advance care planning.

The data highlight the need to innovate by sharing electronic, patient-accessible care plans across multiple sites and out-of-hours care providers to improve end-of-life care. Widespread digitalisation could transform practice by bridging gaps in communication, putting patient choice at the centre and reducing unscheduled admissions.

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  • © Royal College of Physicians 2017. All rights reserved.

Reference

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    1. Clark D
    , Armstrong M, Allan A, et al. Imminence of death among hospital inpatients: Prevalent cohort study. Palliat Med 2014;28:474–9.
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Recognising the need for innovation in digitalising urgent or advance care planning in adults aged 70 years and over following emergency admission
Anna-Maria Bielinska, Adetokunbo Obanobi, Julia Riley, Catherine Urch
Clinical Medicine Jun 2017, 17 (Suppl 3) s22; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-3-s22

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Recognising the need for innovation in digitalising urgent or advance care planning in adults aged 70 years and over following emergency admission
Anna-Maria Bielinska, Adetokunbo Obanobi, Julia Riley, Catherine Urch
Clinical Medicine Jun 2017, 17 (Suppl 3) s22; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-3-s22
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