Table 3 Limitation of medical treatment (LOMT) order status at different time points in patients who died during hospital admission

All deaths

2345

2 (1–5)

1063

1 (1–5)

LOMT at time of admission

Code A

736 (31)

459 (43)

Code C

1278 (55)

464 (44)

Code D

331 (14)

140 (13)

LOMT at time of death

Code A

280 (12)

5 (1–10)

218 (21)

4 (1–11)

Code C

790 (34)

3 (1–8)

352 (33)

3 (1–8)

Code D

1275 (54)

1 (0–2)

493 (46)

1 (0–2)

Change in LOMT status between admission and death

Code A–A

279 (12)

217 (20)

Code A–C

137 (6)

3 (1–8)

79 (7)

3 (0–7)

Code A–D

320 (14)

1 (0–2)

163 (15)

1 (0–2)

Code C–C

649 (28)

273 (26)

Code C–D

629 (27)

1 (0–2)

190 (18)

1 (0–2)

Code C–A

0 (0)

NA

1 (0)

0

Code D–D

326 (14)

140 (13)

Code D–C

4 (0)

5 (2–30)

0 (0)

NA

Code D–A

1 (0)

8

0 (0)

NA

Length of hospital stay

0–3 days

762 (32)

1 (0–2)

324 (30)

1 (0–2)

4–7 days

541 (23)

2 (1–5)

228 (21)

3 (1–5)

8–14 days

517 (22)

3 (1–9)

217 (20)

2 (1–9)

15–21 days

219 (9)

3 (1–12)

101 (10)

2 (1–15)

>21 days

306 (13)

3 (1–20)

193 (18)

3 (1–26)