Death and do-not-resuscitate order in the emergency department: A single-center three-year retrospective study in the Chinese mainland

Chuan-qi Ding, Yu-ping Zhang, Yu-wei Wang, Min-fei Yang, Sa Wang, Nian-qi Cui, Jing-fen Jin

Table 3 Comparison of characteristics between patients with DNR and without DNR, n (%)

Variables DNR (n=99) Without DNR (n=33) P-value Age (years), median (IQR) 82 (63, 89) 59 (45, 73) <0.001 Male 66 (66.7) 22 (66.7) 1.000 City 89 (89.9) 22 (66.7) 0.002 Medical insurance 82 (82.8) 15 (45.5) <0.001 No referral 76 (76.8) 15 (45.5) 0.001 30-day readmission 40 (40.4) 14 (42.4) 0.838 Ambulance transfer 82 (82.2) 26 (78.8) 0.602 Triage 0.060 Level I 54 (54.5) 19 (57.6) Level II 27 (27.3) 4 (12.1) Level III 15 (15.2) 6 (18.2) Level IV 0 (0) 2 (6.1) Level V 3 (3.0) 2 (6.1) CCI (mean±SD) 4.83±2.49 3.06±2.55 0.001 ED LOS (hours), median (IQR) 29 (13, 99) 12 (3, 59) 0.008 Trachea intubation 26 (26.3) 28 (84.8) <0.001 Invasive mechanical ventilation 25 (25.3) 28 (84.8) <0.001 Electric cardioversion 0 (0) 2 (6.1) 0.061 Central venous catheter 13 (13.1) 7 (21.2) 0.400 Indwelling gastric tube 19 (19.2) 5 (15.2) 0.602 Indwelling catheter 57 (57.6) 20 (60.6) 0.760 AMI 1 (1.0) 4 (12.1) 0.018 ACVD 32 (32.3) 12 (36.4) 0.670 AHDT 9 (9.1) 1 (3.0) 0.447 AECOPD 2 (2.0) 0 (0) 1.000 Multiple trauma 4 (4.0) 5 (15.2) 0.073 Shock 7 (7.1) 3 (9.1) 1.000 Toxicosis 3 (3.0) 1 (3.0) 1.000 Coronary artery disease 12 (12.1) 5 (15.2) 0.881 Chronic respiratory disease 19 (19.2) 5 (15.2) 0.602 Malignancy 22 (22.2) 4 (12.1) 0.206 Liver disease 9 (9.1) 1 (3.0) 0.447 Renal disease 8 (8.1) 3 (9.1) 1.000 Dementia 4 (4.0) 0 (0) 0.558