Table 1.
Patient Characteristics Grouped by Response to the “Surprise” Question (N = 163)
| “Yes” | “No” | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age mean (SD), years | 73.5 (7.0) | 79.3 (7.9) | <0.01 |
| Female, n (%) | 53.8 | 51.0 | 0.72 |
| Caucasian/White race | 80.0 | 90.8 | 0.05 |
| DNR code status | 0 | 13.3 | <0.01 |
| Poor baseline performance | 12.3 | 19.4 | 0.23 |
| End-stage renal disease | 3.1 | 10.2 | 0.09 |
| Severe heart failure | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.77 |
| O2 dependent | 3.1 | 9.2 | 0.13 |
| Current cancer diagnosis | 26.2 | 38.8 | 0.10 |
| Metastatic cancer | 4.6 | 19.4 | 0.01 |
| Progressive weight loss | 10.8 | 13.3 | 0.63 |
| Serum albumin <2.5 g/dL | 6.2 | 13.3 | 0.15 |
| Surgical diagnosis | 0.17 | ||
| Small bowel obstruction | 20.0 | 28.6 | |
| Biliary disease | 18.5 | 10.2 | |
| Non-ischemic colitis | 12.3 | 8.2 | |
| Ischemic bowel | 3.1 | 15.3 | |
| Perforated viscus | 9.2 | 10.2 | |
| Gastrointestinal bleed | 7.7 | 7.1 | |
| Hernia | 4.6 | 4.1 | |
| Failure to thrive/feeding tube | 4.6 | 3.1 | |
| Soft tissue infection | 6.2 | 5.1 | |
| Pancreatitis | 3.1 | 5.1 | |
| Other | 10.8 | 3.1 |
DNR, do-not-resuscitate.