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Table 3 Predictors of an early (within 1 day) in-house Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) vs. late DNR

From: The epidemiology of do-not-resuscitate orders in patients with trauma: a community level one trauma center observational experience

Predictor

Early DNR OR (95% CI)

p value

Overall (n = 808)

Age ≥ 65

2.35 (1.25 - 4.41)

0.01

Female gender

2.32 (1.52 - 3.52)

< 0.001

Non-surgical service

2.44 (1.52 – 3.93)

< 0.001

Transferred in

1.75 (1.02 – 3.00)

0.04

Age ≥ 65 (n = 731)

Female gender

2.54 (1.62 – 3.99)

< 0.001

Non-surgical service

2.37 (1.43 - 3.94)

< 0.001

Transferred in

1.99 (1.07 - 3.72)

0.03

Age < 65 (n = 77)

Non-surgical service

5.25 (1.24 – 22.24)

0.02

  1. Entry criteria of p < 0.20 and exit criteria of p > 0.05.
  2. DNR, do-not-resuscitate; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.