Characteristics at time of withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments | N (%) n = 505 patients | Percent with death ≤60 minutes | Association with death ≤60 minutes | |
Relative risk* | p-Value | |||
UNOS criteria | ||||
Apnea | 30 (6%) | 77% | 1.79 | 0.001 |
RR <8 (ie, RR 1 to 7) | 12 (2%) | 67% | 1.50 | 0.13 |
RR <30 | 45 (9%) | 29% | 0.62 | 0.023 |
LVAD | 2 (0.4%) | 100% | 2.22 | 0.12 |
RVAD | 1 (0.2%) | 100% | 2.22 | 0.27 |
V-A ECMO | 1 (0.2%) | 0% | 0.00 | 0.37 |
Pacemaker-unassisted heart rate <30 | 5 (1%) | 80% | 1.79 | 0.11 |
PEEP ≥10 and SaO2 ≤92% | 50 (10%) | 78% | 1.89 | 0.001 |
FiO2 ≥0.5 and SaO2 ≤92% | 94 (19%) | 67% | 1.68 | 0.001 |
V-V ECMO | 5 (1%) | 80% | 1.79 | 0.11 |
Norepinephrine or phenylephrine ≥0.2 | 151 (30%) | 70% | 2.05 | 0.001 |
Dopamine ≥15 | 19 (4%) | 79% | 1.81 | 0.0024 |
IABP 1:1 or (dobutamine or dopamine ≥10 and CI ≤2.2) | 25 (5%) | 68% | 1.55 | 0.018 |
IABP 1:1 and CI ≤1.5 | 1 (0.2%) | 100% | 2.22 | 0.27 |
Number of UNOS criteria present | ||||
0 | 249 (49%) | 29% | 1.00 | 0.001 |
1 | 146 (29%) | 52% | 1.83 | |
2 | 54 (11%) | 65% | 2.27 | |
3 | 39 (8%) | 82% | 2.88 | |
4 to 5 | 17 (3%) | 76% | 2.68 |
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