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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Resuscitation. 2014 Dec 9;87:69–74. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.11.026

Table 5.

End of Life Care

White Black p
End of Life Care/Discussion
Time to DNAR, median (Q25–75), hrs 7.7 (1.4–56.3) 12.4 (2.5–74.9) <0.001
DNAR declared prior to death 16822 (44.5) 4852 (38.3) <0.001
Life support withdrawn if declared DNAR 8652 (31.4) 2235 (24.8) <0.001
Reason Resuscitation Ended if Patient Died <0.001
Deemed futile 23418 (41.0) 8413 (43.7)
Advanced Directive 3995 (7.0) 1329 (6.9)
Restrictions by Family 584 (1.0) 106 (0.6)

All results shown as n (%) unless otherwise indicated. Abbreviations: DNAR- Do Not Attempt Resuscitate.