Table 2.
Withdrawal of care in deceased patients
| Mortality | Deceased population (n = 74) | Age < 25 (n = 12) |
Age 25–49 (n = 14) |
Age 50–69 (n = 14) |
Age ≥ 70 (n = 34) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLST | 36 (49) | 2 (17) | 5 (36) | 7 (50) | 22 (65) | 0.002 |
| Cause of death in WLST | ||||||
| TBI | 30 (83) | 2 (100) | 5 (100) | 7 (100) | 16 (73) | |
| Respiratory insufficiency* | 6 (17) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (27) | 0.21 |
Data are expressed as absolute numbers (%)
WLST withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy, TBI traumatic brain injury
*2 patients developed hypercapnia due to respiratory insufficiency due to high cervical spine injury