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Trends for mean admission severity of illness for patients who had a do-not-resuscitate order written on the first or second hospital day. Abbreviations: AMI, acute myocardial infarction; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GI, gastrointestinal. Mean severity of illness is based on the estimated risk of death within 30 days after admission.
