Table 3 Comparison of parameters before and after the enforcement of the LEMD law
Variables | Group | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Orders for LST before enforcement of the LEMD law (n = 195) | Advance directives or life-sustaining treatment plan after enforcement of the LEMD law (n = 217) | ||
Time taken from reception to obtaining written consent (min) | 273 (117, 501) | 232 (0, 683) | 0.031 |
Length of stay in the ER (min) | 817 (447, 1705) | 1195 (594, 2151) | 0.006 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 4 (1, 10) | 2 (0, 8) | 0.001 |
Medical expenses (won) | 3,718,989 (1,776,908, 6,629,026) | 2,691,195 (1,356,584, 5,347,890) | 0.008 |
Type of ER visit | 0.860 | ||
Direct visit to the ER without transfer from another hospital | 144 (73.9) | 155 (71.4) | |
Transfer from another hospital | 46 (23.6) | 56 (25.8) | |
Transfer from the OPD | 5 (2.6) | 6 (2.8) | |
Transfer from the ER to a secondary hospital | 16 (8.2) | 46 (21.2) | 0.001 |
Transfer from the ER to a nursing hospital | 2 (1.0) | 21 (9.7) | < 0.001 |
Survival in the ER | 173 (88.7) | 186 (85.7) | 0.363 |
Life-sustaining treatments and life-sustaining procedures | |||
Consent to perform CPR | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.00) | 0.226 |
Consent to perform intubation | 10 (5.1) | 11 (5.1) | 0.995 |
Consent to perform CRRT | 27 (13.9) | 19 (8.8) | 0.109 |
Consent for ICU admission | 13 (6.7) | 5 (2.3) | 0.032 |
Survival at discharge | 56 (28.7) | 96 (44.2) | 0.001 |