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Death and do-not-resuscitate order in the emergency department: A single-center three-year retrospective study in the Chinese mainland
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Chuan-qi Ding, Yu-ping Zhang, Yu-wei Wang, Min-fei Yang, Sa Wang, Nian-qi Cui, Jing-fen Jin
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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the 132 patients who died in ED
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| Variables | n (%) | | CCI (mean±SD) | 4.39±2.61 | | ED LOS (hours), median (IQR) | 25.50 (10.25, 83.50) | | Acute medical disorders | | | ACVD | 44 (33.3) | | AHDT | 10 (7.6) | | Shock | 10 (7.6) | | Multiple trauma | 9 (6.8) | | AMI | 5 (3.8) | | Toxicosis | 4 (3.0) | | AECOPD | 2 (1.5) | | Chronic underlying diseases | | | Malignancy | 26 (19.7) | | Chronic respiratory disease | 24 (18.2) | | Coronary artery disease | 17 (12.9) | | Chronic renal disease | 11 (8.3) | | Chronic liver disease | 10 (7.6) | | Dementia | 4 (3.0) | | Organ failures | | | Respiratory failure | 17 (12.9) | | Renal insufficiency | 15 (11.4) | | Heart failure (NYHA class 4) | 14 (10.6) | | Hepatic insufficiency | 8 (6.1) | | Main medical disorders | | | Neurological | 49 (37.1) | | Cardiovascular | 27 (20.5) | | Respiratory | 27 (20.5) | | Cancer | 26 (19.7) | | Infectious | 24 (18.2) | | Digestive | 16 (12.1) | | Traumatic | 9 (6.8) | | Death trajectory | | | Frailty | 45 (34.1) | | Sudden death | 42 (31.8) | | Organ failure | 25 (18.9) | | Terminal illness | 20 (15.2) |
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