Table 3.

Details of the 10 patients who died and did not fulfil the AEP criteria

Sex	Age	Presenting complaint	Discharge diagnosis	DNAR ordered	LOS (hours)
Male	86	Dehydration	Ileus	Yes	12.6
Female	73	Dyspnoea	COPD	Yes	234.7
Male	51	Dyspnoea	Liver failure	Yes	189.5
Male	90	Pulmonary cancer	Dyspnoea	Yes	41.9
Male	80	Cough	Pneumonia	Yes	51.3
Female	88	Dehydration	Septicaemia	Yes	102.4
Male	59	General debility	Dyspnoea	No	125.7
Male	75	Pneumonia	Pneumonia	Yes	155.3
Male	69	Syncope	Heart failure	No	161.5
Female	83	COPD	COPD	No	18.4

DNAR = Do not attempt resuscitation