TABLE 1.

Effect of rapid response team (RRT) end-of-life (EOL) interaction on EOL care

	Change in EOL status following RRT discussion		P
	Yes (n=83)	No (n=232)
Age, years, mean ± SD	75±11	73±13		0.10
Male sex	65	56	0.38
Full code at time of consult	100	83	0.21
Completed POST	23	11	<0.05
Transferred to ICU	8.4	16	<0.001
ICU LOS if transferred, days, mean ± SD	5.8±4.7	20±14	0.08
Palliative care involvement	34	5.3	<0.001
Died within 24 h of RRT consult	25	8.2	<0.001

Data presented as % unless otherwise indicated. consult Consultation; ICU Intensive care unit; LOS Length of stay; POST Physician-Ordered Spectrum of Treatment form