Table 3.
Clinical characteristics * in 212 patients with severe acute ischemic stroke classified by DNR orders.
| Early DNR N = 68 |
Late DNR N = 18 |
No DNR N = 126 |
p Value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age mean ± SD, year | 79.8 ± 10.4 | 68.1 ± 12.5 | 70.3 ± 14.6 | <0.01 |
| Male | 32 (47%) | 12 (67%) | 67 (53%) | 0.32 |
| Admission NIHSS, median (IQR) | 28 (21–33) | 25 [19.5–26) | 21 (18–25) | <0.01 |
| History of stroke | 20 (29%) | 7 (39%) | 41 (32%) | 0.73 |
| Pre-stroke mRS 0–2 | 32 (47%) | 13 (72%) | 79 (63%) | 0.05 |
| Pre-stroke CCI, median (IQR) | 3 (1–5) | 2 (1–5) | 2 (0–4) | 0.03 |
| Discharge mRS 6_death | 32 (47%) | 3(17%) | 9 (7%) | |
| Cause of death, No. | ||||
| Fatal stroke | 23 (34%) | 1 (6%) | 6 (5%) | |
| Complications | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Others | 6 | 2 | 2 |
* Data are No (%), or otherwise specified. Abbreviation: DNR: do-not-resuscitate; LOS: length of stay; IQR: interquartile range; SD: standard deviation; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; mRS: modified Rankin Scale; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; IV tPA: intravenous tissue plasminogen activator; EVT: endovascular therapy; ICU: intensive care unit.