Table 4.

Effects of implementation of rapid response system on limitation of medical treatment (LOMT) order status

		Before	Final RRT
		(n = 576)	(n = 522)	P value*
LOMT at time of admission, n (%)	Code A	221 (38)	187 (36)	0.31
	Code C	271 (47)	269 (52)
	Code D	84 (15)	66 (13)
LOMT at time of death, n (%)	Code A	99 (17)	64 (12)	0.06
	Code C	170 (30)	174 (33)
	Code D	307 (53)	284 (54)
Delta time, days, between last change in LOMT status and death, median (IQR)		2 (1–5)	1 (1–4)	0.09
Stratified by hospital length of stay, median (IQR) (n)	0–3 days	1 (0–2) (195)	1 (0–2) (178)	0.74
	4–7 days	3 (1–5) (130)	2 (1–5) (110)	0.27
	8–14 days	3 (1–9) (100)	2 (1–7) (125)	0.09
	15–21 days	2 (1–10) (54)	3 (1–15) (38)	0.55
	>21 days	5 (1–25) (97)	2 (1–12) (71)	0.12

Medical and surgical patients are combined. 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, RRT rapid response team. *Chi-square or Mann–Whitney U test was used as appropriate