Table 2 Factors associated with the nurses’ and physicians’ CAESAR scores
Score, median (IQR) | p value | |
|---|---|---|
Nurse scores | ||
Conflict with physicians | 0.02 | |
Yes | 61 (58–65) | |
No | 63 (59–67) | |
Pain management | 0.02 | |
By nurse | 62 (59–66) | |
By physician | 63 (60–68) | |
Death disclosure to family | 0.006 | |
By phone or upon arrival at the ICU | 61 (58–65) | |
At the bedside | 63 (59–67) | |
Surgery | 0.03 | |
Yes | 60 (57–66) | |
No | 62 (59–66) | |
Chest tube | 0.02 | |
Yes | 61 (57–64) | |
No | 62 (59–67) | |
Bronchoscopy | 0.02 | |
Yes | 62 (58–65) | |
No | 62 (59–67) | |
Job strain: low decision control | 0.002 | |
Yes | 61 (58–65) | |
No | 63 (60–67) | |
Physician scores | ||
McCabe | < 0.001 | |
1 | 66 (62–70) | |
≥ 2 | 63 (60–67) | |
Immunocompromised | 0.003 | |
Yes | 63 (60–67) | |
No | 65 (61–69) | |
Dementia | 0.02 | |
Yes | 59 (59–62) | |
No | 64 (61–68) | |
Liver failure | 0.04 | |
Yes | 63 (60–66) | |
No | 64 (61–68) | |
Hematological disease | 0.005 | |
Yes | 62 (58–64) | |
No | 65 (61–68) | |
Psychotropic medication | 0.03 | |
Yes | 63 (60–67) | |
No | 65 (61–69) | |
Decision to withdraw or withhold treatment | < 0.001 | |
Withdraw | 66 (61–69) | |
Withhold | 63 (60–67) | |
Neither | 62 (60–66) | |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | < 0.001 | |
Yes | 60 (58–63) | |
No | 65 (61–68) | |
Death disclosure to family | 0.002 | |
By phone or upon arrival | 64 (60–67) | |
At bedside | 65 (61–69) | |
Room dedicated to family information | 0.005 | |
Yes | 65 (61–69) | |
No | 62 (60–66) | |
Family information delivered together by nurse and physician | 0.002 | |
Yes | 65 (61–69) | |
No | 62 (60–66) | |
Systematic family information of an EOL decision | 0.01 | |
Yes | 65 (61–69) | |
No | 62 (60–66) | |
Implementation of decision | 0.03 | |
By physician only | 63 (60–67) | |
By physician and nurse | 65 (61–69) | |
24-h visiting in the ICU | 0.007 | |
Yes | 65 (61–70) | |
No | 64 (60–68) | |