Male | 41 (58) | 63 (39) | 32 (59) |
Race/ethnicity | |
Non-Hispanic white | 34 (48) | 58 (37) | 37 (68.5) |
Non-Hispanic black | 10 (14) | 26 (16) | 0 (0) |
Hispanic | 14 (20) | 36 (23) | 2 (3.75) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 12 (17) | 23 (14) | 14 (26) |
Native American | 1 (1) | 5 (3) | 0 (0) |
Other/undocumented | 0 (0) | 11 (17) | 1 (1.75) |
Age (year) | 62 (17) | 46 (15) | 37 (9) |
Admission diagnosis | |
Neurological failure | 26 (37) | – | – |
Gastrointestinal failure | 1 (1) | – | – |
Cardiac failure or shock (including sepsis) | 19 (27) | – | – |
Hepatic failure | 4 (6) | – | – |
Metastatic cancer | 3 (4) | – | – |
Respiratory failure | 12 (17) | – | – |
Renal failure | 1 (1) | – | – |
Other/multiple | 5 (7) | – | – |
Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score on the day of meeting | 29 (6) | – | – |
No of ICU days prior to meeting | 10 (10) | – | – |
Died during this hospitalisation | 52 (73) | – | – |
Relationship to patient | |
Spouse/partner | – | 19 (12) | – |
Child | – | 64 (40) | – |
Sibling | – | 27 (17) | – |
Parent | – | 15 (10) | – |
Other | – | 34 (21) | – |
Education | |
Some high school | – | 49 (31) | – |
Some or all college | – | 81 (51) | – |
Graduate or professional school | – | 29 (18) | – |
Staff position | |
Attending physician | – | – | 36 (67) |
Resident or fellow | – | – | 18 (33) |
Medical specialty | |
Neurology | – | – | 8 (15) |
Surgery | – | – | 6 (11) |
Internal medicine | – | – | 40 (74) |
Cardiology | – | – | 2 |
Haematology/oncology | – | – | 4 |
Hepatology | – | – | 1 |
Pulmonology | – | – | 3 |
Palliative care | – | – | 2 |
Years in practice | – | – | 7 (9) |