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Characterizing patients issued DNR orders who are ultimately discharged alive: a retrospective observational study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present study aimed to characterize factors associated with patients issued DNR orders during hospitalization who are discharged alive without any instruction orders by physicians regarding end-of-life treatment, with a focus on the timing of DNR order issuance.

Methods

In total, 2997 DNR cases from all 61,037 patients aged ?20?years admitted to a representative general hospital in Tokyo were extracted and divided into two groups by patient hospital release status (discharged alive/deceased). Study items included age, sex, disease type (non-cancer/cancer), hospital department (internal medicine/others), timing of DNR order issuance, implementation (or not) of life-sustaining treatment (LST) or the presence of any restrictions on LST and hospital length of stay. We conducted multiple logistic regression analysis, setting hospital release status as the dependent variable and each above study item as explanatory variables.

Results

DNR orders were issued at a rate of 4.9%. The analysis revealed that patients with a DNR who were ultimately discharged alive were statistically more likely to be those for whom DNR orders are issued early after admission (adjusted odds ratio: AOR, 13.7), non-cancer patients (AOR, 3.4), internal medicine department patients (AOR, 1.63), females (AOR, 1.34), and elderly (aged ?85?years; AOR, 1.02); these patients were also less likely to be receiving LST (AOR, 0.36).

Conclusions

By focusing on those with DNR orders who were ultimately discharged alive, we discovered that these patients were likely to have DNR orders issued early after admission, and that they were more likely to be elderly, female, non-cancer patients, or those in internal medicine departments. Further examination of these data may help to elucidate why these particular DNR-related characteristics (including socio-economic and cultural factors) are evident in patients who end up being discharged alive.

SUBMITTER: Mori T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7285488 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Characterizing patients issued DNR orders who are ultimately discharged alive: a retrospective observational study in Japan.

Mori Tomoari T Mori Katsumi K Nakazawa Eisuke E Bito Seiji S Takimoto Yoshiyuki Y Akabayashi Akira A

BMC palliative care 20200609 1

<h4>Background</h4>The present study aimed to characterize factors associated with patients issued DNR orders during hospitalization who are discharged alive without any instruction orders by physicians regarding end-of-life treatment, with a focus on the timing of DNR order issuance.<h4>Methods</h4>In total, 2997 DNR cases from all 61,037 patients aged ≥20 years admitted to a representative general hospital in Tokyo were extracted and divided into two groups by patient hospital release status ( ...[more]

PMID: 32517813

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Characterizing patients issued DNR orders who are ultimately discharged alive: a retrospective observational study in Japan.

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