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. 2007 Mar;92(3):234–241. doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.074856

Table 2 Hospital non‐survivors: limitation of intervention (LOI) and mortality data.

Patient Type of LOI Where LOI made Reason for LOI When LOI made (days post PICU admission) Time from LOI to death (days) Where died Time from PICU discharge to death (days) Opiate palliation Cause of death
1 WLPT PICU FTW 18 <1 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia
2 NFR PICU PPP 13 <1 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia
3 WLPT PICU BD 1 <1 PICU N/A No Meningitis
4 WLPT PICU FTW 11 <1 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia
5 WLPT PICU FTW 10 <1 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia
6 NFR PICU FTW 9 <1 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia, septic shock
7 NFC PICU FMT, FTW 6 <1 PICU N/A Yes MOF (sepsis)
8 NFC PICU FTW 7 4 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia
9 WLPT PICU FTW 9 <1 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia
10 NFR PICU PPP 4 <1 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia
11 NFC PICU PPP 1 <1 PICU N/A No Cardiomyopathy
12 NFC PICU PPP 1 7 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia
13 NFC PICU PPP 9 2 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia
14 NFC PICU PPP 1 <1 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia, septic shock
15 NFR PICU PPP 1 2 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia, septic shock
16 NFC PICU FMT 1 <1 PICU N/A Yes Pneumonia, septic shock
17 M/R M/R M/R M/R M/R PICU N/A M/R Septic shock
18 NFC PICU PPP 8 2 Ward 2 Yes Pneumonia
19 NFC, NFR PICU PPP 8 8 Ward 8 No MOF (sepsis)
20 NFC, NFR PICU PPP 14 26 Ward 26 No Pneumonia
21 NFC, NFR PICU PPP 5 1 Ward 1 Yes Pneumonia, cardiomyopathy
22 NFR PICU PPP 18 47 Ward 47 No Chronic subglottic airway obstruction
23 NFC, NFR PICU PPP 4 12 Ward 9 Yes Pneumonia
24 NFR PICU PPP 12 6 Ward 5 No Pneumonia
25 NFC, NFR PICU PPP 14 9 Ward 8 No Pneumonia
26 NFPR Ward PPP 13 3 Ward 15 No Pneumonia
27 M/R M/R M/R M/R M/R Ward 4 M/R Pneumonia
28 NFPR Ward PPP 7 2 Ward 5 No Pneumonia
29 NFR PICU PPP 2 8 Ward 8 No Pneumonia
30 NFR PICU PPP 5 8 Ward 8 Yes Pneumonia
31 NFC, NFR PICU PPP 1 10 Ward 6 No Pneumonia
32 NFR Ward PPP 17 4 Ward 17 Yes Pneumonia
33 NFR PICU PPP 5 13 Ward 13 No Pneumonia

BD, brain death; CMV, cytomegalovirus; CTX, cotrimoxazole; FTW, failure to wean (in PICU); LTB, laryngotracheobronchitis; MOF, multiiple organ failure; M/R, missing record; N/A, not applicable; N/D, not done; NFC, not for CPR (in PICU); NFPR, not for PICU readmission; NFR, not for re‐intubation (in PICU); PJP, pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia; PPP, perceived poor prognosis (before established on HAART); RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; TB, tuberculosis; WLPT, withdrawal of life‐prolonging treatment (in PICU).