TABLE 5.
Demographics of Patients Where Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy for Perceived Poor Neurologic Prognosis Preceded Death
| Characteristics | Patients (N = 516) |
|---|---|
| Age, median (interquartile range) | 70 (59–80) |
| Female sex, n (%) | 235 (46) |
| Length of stay, median (interquartile range) | 4 (2–10) |
| Primary pathology leading to deatha, n (%) | |
| Infectious | 75 (15) |
| Neurologic | 382 (74) |
| Pulmonary | 52 (10) |
| Multiple organ failure | 62 (12) |
| Cardiac | 47 (9) |
| Cancer | 27 (5) |
| Gastrointestinal | 14 (3) |
| Trauma | 47 (9) |
| Liver | 3 (1) |
| Renal | 7 (1) |
| Other | 23 (4) |
aTotals sum to > 100% of the cohort because multiple primary pathologies could be selected for a single case.