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Advanced care planning, code status and end‐of‐life care in patients with bullous pemphigoid

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Advance care planning (ACP) and code status (CS) discussions may enhance outcomes among patients with serious illness.1 Despite growing evidence for the benefits of ACP and CS, utilization patterns remain… Click to show full abstract

Advance care planning (ACP) and code status (CS) discussions may enhance outcomes among patients with serious illness.1 Despite growing evidence for the benefits of ACP and CS, utilization patterns remain under-evaluated for dermatoses associated with increased mortality, such as bullous pemphigoid (BP).2 To address this gap, we assessed change over time in ACP and CS among a cohort of newly-diagnosed BP patients, additionally characterizing survival outcomes and intensity of end-of-life care.

Keywords: code status; bullous pemphigoid; end life; care; care planning; life care

Journal Title: British Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2021

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