Figure 2.
Percentages of physicians who would perform each procedure in the absence and presence of DNR orders.
Notes: *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001. (A) Case 1 – advanced lung cancer stage; (B) Case 2 – advanced dementia; (C) Case 3 – heart failure that was not at an advanced stage. The statistical analysis was performed using the c2 test
Abbreviations: AbX, antibiotics; IV, normal saline administration intravenously; O2, oxygen administration; NE, norepinephrine; CV, central venous line placement; Blood Tr, blood transfusion; ICU-T, intensive care unit transfer; MV, mechanical ventilation; HD, hemodialysis; DNR, do not resuscitate; BCX, blood culture; CT, computed tomography; ABG, arterial blood gas; NIV, noninvasive ventilation.