Decisiones de no ingreso en las Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos como medida de limitación de los tratamientos de soporte vital: variabilidad geográfica en España

• Published in: Cuadernos de bioética Vol. 32; no. 104; p. 37
• Main Authors: Escudero-Acha, Patricia, Leizaola, Oihana, Lázaro, Noelia, Flordelís Lasierra, José Luis, Cossío, Ana María, Ballesteros, Daniel, Abdellatif, Imad Ben, Estébanez Montiel, María Belén, Palomo, Manuel, Del Campo, Maite Misis, Freita, Santiago, Torrejón Pérez, Inés, Mas Bilbao, Naia, Vidal, Bárbara, Zubía, Félix, Díaz-Domínguez, Francisco, Padilla Serrano, Antonio, Blasco, María Luisa, Domezain, Mónica, Pavía-Pesquera, M de la Concepción, Barceló Castelló, Mireia, Pobo, Ángel, Gómez-Acebo, Inés, González-Castro, Alejandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 01-01-2021
• ISSN: 1132-1989

From a post hoc analysis of the ADENI-UCI study (multicenter, observational, cohort, prospective study, with a follow-up period of 13 months, in 62 Intensive Medicine Services in Spain. geographical differences in the reason for denial of income in UCI as a LTSV measure are analyzed. A total of 2284 with an average age of 75.25 (12.45) years were included. 59.43% male. By means of multinominal regression adjusted by age, sex, APACHE and SOFA, was evident (by choosing the northern for reference) that age in the south was a less significantly exposed reason (OR: 0.48 (IC95%: 0.35-0.65). p.