Table 1 Simple tally of study variables for all study subjects and those with DNR orders as stratified by hospital release status (discharged or deceased)
All study subjects | DNR order issued | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Discharged | Deceased | ||||||
Patients, number | 61,037 | 2997 | 1228 | 1769 | ||||
Age, years | 64.1 | (18.7) | 80.3 | (12.2) | 84.4 | (10.3) | 77.4 | (12.5) |
Patients aged ≥85 years | 6839 | (11.2%) | 1286 | (42.9%) | 738 | (60.1%) | 548 | (31.0%) |
Female patients | 32,426 | (53.1%) | 1506 | (50.3%) | 730 | (59.4%) | 776 | (43.9%) |
Non-cancer patients | 47,010 | (77.0%) | 1907 | (63.6%) | 999 | (81.4%) | 908 | (51.3%) |
Internal medicine patients | 25,586 | (41.9%) | 2488 | (83.0%) | 1121 | (91.3%) | 1367 | (77.3%) |
Patients who received invasive LST | 7935 | (13.0%) | 1073 | (35.8%) | 277 | (22.6%) | 796 | (45.0%) |
Patients with invasive LST restrictions | 1941 | (3.2%) | 1858 | (62.0%) | 833 | (67.8%) | 1025 | (57.9%) |
Time until DNR issuance, days | 16.5 | (35.5) | 9.0 | (24.2) | 21.7 | (40.8) | ||
Hospital length of stay, days | 16.5 | (31.1) | 48.0 | (65.0) | 55.8 | (76.3) | 42.6 | (55.3) |
Deceased | 3935 | (6.4%) | 1769 | (59.0%) | ||||