Table 3.

Comparison of causes of death between patients with end-of-life decision and others

	All n = 93	No EOL decision n = 51	EOL decision n = 42	p
Length-of-stay, days	15 [7–27]	14 [7–26]	17 [9–27]	0.55
Cause of death
Covid-19-related MODS	35 (37.6)	18 (35.3)	17 (40.5)	0.76
Secondary infection-related MODS	24 (25.8)	20 (39.2)	4 (9.5)	< 0.01
Refractory hypoxemia	18 (19.4)	3 (5.9)	15 (35.7)	< 0.01
Fatal ischemic event	13 (14)	9 (17.6)	4 (9.5)	0.41
Other	3 (3.2)	1 (2)	2 (4.8)	0.86

EOL: End-of-life; MODS: multiple organ dysfunction syndrome