Table 3.
Participants’ Responses to “Did You and Your Doctor Discuss Any of the Following Decisions Today?” a
| Response Options | |
|---|---|
| Being admitted to the hospital versus going home | 54 (19.1) |
| Medications (one medication vs. another or vs. no medication) | 47 (16.6) |
| Different options for follow-up care after you leave the ED | 43 (15.2) |
| One test versus another test or no test (like CT scan, blood tests, or ultrasound) | 38 (13.4) |
| Surgery or a procedure | 16 (5.7) |
| Going to an observation unit or physical rehabilitation versus going home or being admitted | 15 (5.3) |
| Antibiotics versus no antibiotics or another option | 13 (4.6) |
| Breathing tubes, ventilators, or life support (e.g., “What would you want done if you stopped breathing on your own?”) | 8 (2.8) |
| CPR and aggressive care versus comfort care | 6 (2.1) |
| No, I did not discuss any decisions with my ED doctors today. | 159 (56.2) |
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Data are reported as total n (%). Percentages do not equal 100 as participants could select more than one response, unless “No, I did not discuss any decisions with my emergency department doctors today” was selected.