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. 2016 Jun 2;20:168. doi: 10.1186/s13054-016-1339-9

Table 3.

Limitation of medical treatment (LOMT) order status at different time points in patients who died during hospital admission

Medical Surgical
n (%) Daysa n (%) Daysa
All deaths 2345 2 (1–5) 1063 1 (1–5)
LOMT at time of admission Code A 736 (31) 459 (43)
Code C 1278 (55) 464 (44)
Code D 331 (14) 140 (13)
LOMT at time of death Code A 280 (12) 5 (1–10) 218 (21) 4 (1–11)
Code C 790 (34) 3 (1–8) 352 (33) 3 (1–8)
Code D 1275 (54) 1 (0–2) 493 (46) 1 (0–2)
Change in LOMT status between admission and death Code A–A 279 (12) 217 (20)
Code A–C 137 (6) 3 (1–8) 79 (7) 3 (0–7)
Code A–D 320 (14) 1 (0–2) 163 (15) 1 (0–2)
Code C–C 649 (28) 273 (26)
Code C–D 629 (27) 1 (0–2) 190 (18) 1 (0–2)
Code C–A 0 (0) NA 1 (0) 0
Code D–D 326 (14) 140 (13)
Code D–C 4 (0) 5 (2–30) 0 (0) NA
Code D–A 1 (0) 8 0 (0) NA
Length of hospital stay 0–3 days 762 (32) 1 (0–2) 324 (30) 1 (0–2)
4–7 days 541 (23) 2 (1–5) 228 (21) 3 (1–5)
8–14 days 517 (22) 3 (1–9) 217 (20) 2 (1–9)
15–21 days 219 (9) 3 (1–12) 101 (10) 2 (1–15)
>21 days 306 (13) 3 (1–20) 193 (18) 3 (1–26)

Data are presented as number (%) or median (IQR). aDelta time between last code change and time of death. Code A patients who were to have full active care, Code C patients who were not to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation and/or were not to be admitted to ICU, Code D patients who were to have only palliative care