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Table 1 Comparison of details of the consent forms

From: Consent for withholding life-sustaining treatment in cancer patients: a retrospective comparative analysis before and after the enforcement of the Life Extension Medical Decision law

Orders for LSTa (before the enforcement of the LEMD law)

Advance directives or life-sustaining treatment plan after the enforcement of the LEMD law

CPR

CPR

Endotracheal intubation and ventilator care

Ventilator care

CRRT

Hemodialysis

 

Administration of anti-cancer drugs

Vasopressor and inotropic agent use

 

Increased vasopressor and inotropic agent use

 

Transfusion

 

Blood test

 

ICU care

ICU care

  1. LST Life-Sustaining-Treatment, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CRRT continuous renal replacement therapy, ICU intensive care unit, LEMD law Life Extension Medical Decision law
  2. Orders for LSTa: Before the enforcement of the LEMD law, each hospital had its own independent consent form. The items described above are based on the format used at our hospital