For patients in the intervention group , 88 % ( 60 of 68 ) had documented palliative care consultations during their index admissions ( 95 % confidence interval [ CI ] = 80.5 to 95.5 ) , compared to 18 % ( 12 of 66 ) in the control group ( 95 % CI = 8.8 to 27.5 ; p < 0.01 ) .