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