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Table 5 Worldwide study [5] frequency of failed cardiopulmonary resuscitation under specific conditions of end-of-life practice

From: Derivation and performance of an end-of-life practice score aimed at interpreting worldwide treatment-limiting decisions in the critically ill

 

EOL legislation present

EOL legislation absent

Difference (95% CI)

P value

Failed CPR, no/total No., (%)

664/7070 (9.4)

975/4504 (21.6)

− 12.3 (− 13.6 to − 10.9)

 < 0.001

 

3 ″high-OR EPVs″ present

0–2 ″high-OR EPVs″ present

Difference (95% CI)

P- value

Failed CPR, no/total No., (%)

202/2398 (8.4)

1437/9176 (15.7)

− 7.2 (− 8.6 to − 5.9)

< 0.001

 

5 ″significant″ EPVs present

0–4 ″significant″ EPVs present

Difference (95% CI)

P value

Failed CPR, no/total No., (%)

139/1548 (9.0)

1500/10,026 (15.0)

− 6.0 (− 7.6 to − 4.4)

 < 0.001

 

W/R EPS ≥ 8.22a

W/R EPS < 8.22

Difference (95% CI)

P value

Failed CPR, no/total No., (%)

231/2976 (7.8)

1408/8598 (16.4)

− 8.6 (− 9.9 to − 7.4)

< 0.001

  1. EOL, end-of-life; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio 3; EPV, end-of-life practice variable; ″high-OR EPVs″, written (departmental) EOL protocols, palliative care consultations, and national EOL legislation (see also Results and Table 2); 5 ″significant″ EPVs, the aforementioned 3 ″high-OR EPVs″ plus EOL discussions during weekly family meetings and written (departmental) guidelines (see also Results and Table 2); W/R, weighted/rescaled; EPS, end-of-life practice score
  2. aValue represents upper-quartile W/R EPS (see also Results and Table 3)