P25 Standards of end-of-life care in patients with non-malignant respiratory disease

Abstract

Objectives Recognising the end of life phase in chronic nonmalignant lung conditions remains a challenge which has been proposed as a major barrier to ensuring effective end-of-life care in this population.1 Our aims were threefold. Firstly, to establish whether patients who died of causes related to their lung condition could have been predicted to have been in the last 6-12 months of their lives. Secondly, to evaluate the standard of care they received leading up to their death. Finally, to compare endof- life care received by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD). Methods A retrospective review of deaths due to COPD and ILD over a 26 month period in two acute hospitals in South Wales using paper and electronic health records. Gold Standards Framework (GSF) prognostic indicators of poor prognosis were identified, and 'standards of care' evaluated in the 12 months preceding death. Results 119 cases were analysed. 83{%} of patients could have been identified as 'approaching end of life' (AEOL) using GSF criteria. 'Standards of care' were variably met: do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) forms were completed in 93{%} of cases. Advanced care planning, establishing preferred place of care and use of specific end-of-life care documentation took place in {