No Critical Care (N = 134) | Critical Care (N = 88) | Univariate Logistic Regression | ||
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Variables | n (%) | n (%) | p-valueb | OR (95% CI) |
Age (years) | ||||
≥ 75 | 61 (58.65) | 43 (41.35) | 0.626 | ref |
< 75 | 73 (61.86) | 45 (38.14) | 0.87 (0.51–1.50) | |
Sex | ||||
Female | 50 (60.98) | 32 (39.02) | 0.886 | ref |
Male | 84 (60.00) | 56 (40.00) | 1.04 (0.60–1.82) | |
Health insurance | ||||
Medicaid/None | 17 (70.83) | 7 (29.17) | 0.267 | ref |
National Health Insurance | 117 (59.09) | 81 (40.91) | 1.68 (0.67–4.24) | |
Serious illnessa | ||||
Yes | 119 (65.38) | 63 (34.62) | 0.001 | ref |
No | 15 (37.50) | 25 (62.50) | 3.14 (1.55–6.40) | |
Cancer (active) | ||||
Yes | 95 (67.38) | 46 (32.62) | 0.005 | ref |
No | 39 (48.15) | 42 (51.85) | 2.22 (1.27–3.89) | |
Place prior to ED visit | ||||
Others | 43 (62.32) | 26 (37.68) | 0.689 | ref |
Home | 91 (59.48) | 62 (40.52) | 1.13 (0.63–2.02) | |
KTAS level | ||||
3–5 | 15 (53.57) | 13 (46.43) | 0.432 | ref |
1–2 | 119 (61.34) | 75 (38.66) | 0.73 (0.33–1.61) | |
Advance care planning conversation | ||||
Before ED visit | 39 (82.98) | 8 (17.02) | < 0.001 | ref |
None | 0 (0.00) | 25 (100.00) | 1 | |
After ED visit | 95 (63.33) | 55 (36.67) | 2.82 (1.23–6.47) | |
Advance statement | ||||
Yes | 52 (86.67) | 8 (13.33) | < 0.001 | ref |
No | 82 (50.62) | 80 (49.38) | 6.34 (2.83–14.19) | |
Legal form documentation for LST implementation | ||||
Yes | 85 (70.83) | 35 (29.17) | 0.001 | ref |
No | 49 (48.04) | 53 (51.96) | 2.63 (1.51–4.57) | |
Palliative care consultation | ||||
Yes | 24 (82.76) | 5 (17.24) | 0.005 | ref |
No | 110 (56.99) | 83 (43.01) | 3.62 (1.33–9.89) |