TABLE 2.

Effect of Physician-Ordered Spectrum of Treatment (POST) form on rapid response team (RRT) end-of-life care

	POST implementation		P
	Pre (n=140)	Post (n=175)
Age, years, mean ± SD	75±12	73±13		0.54
Male sex	58	58	0.91
Full code at time of consult	89	85	0.72
Completed POST	1.4	25	<0.001
Change in code status following consult	20	31	<0.05
Transferred to ICU	13	15	0.55
ICU LOS if transferred, days, mean ± SD	12±16	14±44	0.38
Palliative care involvement	14	12	0.55
Died within 24 h of RRT consult	8.6	16	0.08

Data presented as % unless otherwise indicated. consult Consultation; EOL End of life; ICU Intensive care unit; LOS Length of stay