Table 3.
Patient Death Characteristics
| Characteristica | All Patients (N=205) | Subgroup
|
P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD (n=120) | No AD (n=85) | |||
| Status in 2010 | .19 | |||
| Alive | 170 (83) | 96 (80) | 74 (87) | |
| Dead | 35 (17) | 24 (20) | 11 (13) | |
| CPR done before death | .03 | |||
| Yes | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | |
| No | 32 (91) | 24 (100) | 8 (73) | |
| Unknown | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (18) | |
| Pacemaker deactivated before death | .02 | |||
| Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| No | 25 (71) | 20 (83) | 5 (45) | |
| Unknown | 10 (29) | 4 (17) | 6 (55) | |
Abbreviations: AD, advance directive; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
a
Values are expressed as number and percentage of patients.