Table 3.
Impact of planning LOD1 on patterns of care at end-of-life
| Planned LOD2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| YES N (%) | NO N (%) | P3 | |
| All Deaths (N=140) | N=88 | N=52 | |
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| LOD | |||
| Home | 63 (72) | 4 (8) | <0.0014 |
| Hospital | 25 (28) | 39 (75) | |
| Other | 0(0) | 9(17) | |
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| Admission to hospital during last month of life | 47/87(54) | 51(98) | <0.001 |
| At least 1 Emergency Room visit in last week | 5/84(6) | 8/50(16) | 0.057 |
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| Non-Home deaths (N=73) | N=25 | N=48 | |
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| Location of death | |||
| Hospital Ward | 23 (92) | 16 (33) | <0.0014 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 2(8) | 23 (47) | |
| Other Hospital | 0(0) | 9(19) | |
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| Number of days admitted during last month of life, median (interquartile range) | 17(4–27) | 21(6–28) | 0.494 |
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| Intubated in last 24 hours | 5/24(21) | 21/44(48) | 0.029 |
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| CPR5 attempted | 1/24 (4) | 8/43 (19) | 0.1424 |
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| Withdrawal of support (other than intubation) | 9/25(36) | 8/42 (19) | 0.123 |
1
LOD: location of death
2
Denominator indicated when appropriate
3
χ2 test
4
Fisher’s Exact test
5
CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation