Variable | Group | p value | |
---|---|---|---|
Orders for LST before enforcement of the LEMD law (n = 20) | Advance directives after enforcement of the LEMD law (n = 78) | ||
Length of stay in the ER (min) | 510.5 (349.5, 1085) | 970.5 (462, 1615) | 0.042 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 5.5 (3, 10) | 2 (0, 10) | 0.061 |
Medical expenses (won) | 3,593,733.5 (2,439,355.5, 4,899,793.5) | 2,167,290.5 (961,601, 6,025,705) | 0.133 |
Type of ER visit | 0.025 | ||
Direct visit to the ER without transfer from another hospital | 10 (50.0) | 61 (78.2) | |
Transfer from another hospital | 10 (50.0) | 16 (20.5) | |
Transfer from the OPD | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) | |
Transfer from the ER to a secondary hospital | 0 (0.0) | 18 (23.1) | 0.020 |
Transfer from the ER to a nursing hospital | 0 (0.0) | 7 (9.1) | 0.339 |
Survival in the ER | 18 (90.0) | 74 (94.9) | 0.599 |
Life-sustaining treatments and life-sustaining procedures | |||
Consent to perform CPR | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Consent to perform intubation | 1 (5.0) | 5 (6.4) | > 0.999 |
Consent to perform CRRT | 0 (0.0) | 4 (5.1) | 0.579 |
Consent for ICU admission | 1 (5.0) | 3 (3.9) | > 0.999 |
Survival at discharge | 3 (15.0) | 49 (62.8) | 0.001 |