Clinical Characteristics and Cause of Death Among Hospitalized Decedents With Cancer and COVID-19

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There is scant information on the clinical progression, end-of-life decisions, and cause of death of patients with cancer diagnosed with COVID-19. Therefore, we conducted a case series of patients admitted to a comprehensive cancer center who did not survive their hospitalization. To determine the cause of death, 3 board-certified intensivists reviewed the electronic medical records. Concordance regarding cause of death was calculated. Discrepancies were resolved through a joint case-by-case review and discussion among the 3 reviewers. During the study period, 551 patients with cancer and COVID-19 were admitted to a dedicated specialty unit; among them, 61 (11.6%) were nonsurvivors. Among nonsurvivors, 31 (51%) patients had hematologic cancers, and 29 (48%) had undergone cancer-directed chemotherapy within 3 months before admission. The median time to death was 15 days (95% confidence interval [CI], 11.8 to 18.2). There were no differences in time to death by cancer category or cancer treatment intent. The majority of decedents (84%) had full code status at admission; however, 53 (87%) had do-not-resuscitate orders at the time of death. Most deaths were deemed to be COVID-19 related (88.5%). The concordance between the reviewers for the cause of death was 78.7%. In contrast to the belief that COVID-19 decedents die because of their comorbidities, in our study only 1 of every 10 patients died of cancer-related causes. Full-scale interventions were offered to all patients irrespective of oncologic treatment intent. However, most decedents in this population preferred care with nonresuscitative measures rather than full support at the end of life.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:98

Enthalten in:

Mayo Clinic proceedings - 98(2023), 3 vom: 03. März, Seite 451-457

Sprache:

Englisch

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Reddy, Dereddi Raja [VerfasserIn]
Cuenca, John A [VerfasserIn]
Botdorf, Joshua [VerfasserIn]
Muthu, Mayoora [VerfasserIn]
Hanmandlu, Ankit [VerfasserIn]
Wegner, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Crommett, John [VerfasserIn]
Gutierrez, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Rathi, Nisha [VerfasserIn]
Sajith, Bilja [VerfasserIn]
Knafl, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Abbas, Hussein A [VerfasserIn]
Woodman, Scott E [VerfasserIn]
Nates, Joseph L [VerfasserIn]
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Aaroe, Ashley [Sonstige Person]
Aloia, Thomas A [Sonstige Person]
Andrews, Lee [Sonstige Person]
Badami, Kiran K [Sonstige Person]
Baganz, Janna A [Sonstige Person]
Bajwa, Pratibha [Sonstige Person]
Baker, Lori R [Sonstige Person]
Barbosa, Gregory R [Sonstige Person]
Beird, Hannah C [Sonstige Person]
Bourgeois, Matt [Sonstige Person]
Brock, Kristy [Sonstige Person]
Burton, Elizabeth M [Sonstige Person]
Cata, Juan [Sonstige Person]
Chung, Caroline [Sonstige Person]
Cutherell, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Cuenca, John A [Sonstige Person]
Cyr, Pierre B [Sonstige Person]
Dabaja, Bouthaina [Sonstige Person]
Dagher, Hiba [Sonstige Person]
Daniels, Kevin M [Sonstige Person]
Domask, Mary [Sonstige Person]
Draetta, Giulio [Sonstige Person]
Fisher, Sarah [Sonstige Person]
French, Katy Elizabeth [Sonstige Person]
Futreal, Andrew [Sonstige Person]
Gaeta, Maria [Sonstige Person]
Gibbons, Christopher [Sonstige Person]
Godoy, Myrna [Sonstige Person]
Goldstein, Drew [Sonstige Person]
Gunther, Jillian [Sonstige Person]
Hernandez, Cristhiam [Sonstige Person]
Hutcheson, Kate [Sonstige Person]
Jaffray, David [Sonstige Person]
Jin, Jeff [Sonstige Person]
John, Teny Matthew [Sonstige Person]
Kell, Trey [Sonstige Person]
Knafl, Mark [Sonstige Person]
Kothari, Anai [Sonstige Person]
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Litton, Jennifer [Sonstige Person]
Liu, Alex [Sonstige Person]
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McGuire, Mary [Sonstige Person]
Musunuru, Tego [Sonstige Person]
Muthu, Mayoora [Sonstige Person]
Nates, Joseph L [Sonstige Person]
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Padmakumar, Priyadharshini [Sonstige Person]
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Russell, Ludivine [Sonstige Person]
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Schmidt, Stephanie [Sonstige Person]
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Stoltenberg, Lessley J [Sonstige Person]
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Suitor, Chuck [Sonstige Person]
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Turin, Anastasia [Sonstige Person]
Unni, Samir [Sonstige Person]
Vicknamparampil, Benju [Sonstige Person]
Weber, Max C [Sonstige Person]
Weinstein, John [Sonstige Person]
Williams, Zoe [Sonstige Person]
Woodman, Scott E [Sonstige Person]
Wozny, Mark C [Sonstige Person]
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Date Completed 07.03.2023

Date Revised 12.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.12.008

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NLM353746495