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High Mortality in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Patients with Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in East Asia

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  • Chun-Ta Huang
  • Yu-Chung Chuang
  • Yi-Ju Tsai
  • Wen-Je Ko
  • Chong-Jen Yu

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Background: Severe sepsis is a potentially deadly illness and always requires intensive care. Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders remain a debated issue in critical care and limited data exist about its impact on care of septic patients, particularly in East Asia. We sought to assess outcome of severe sepsis patients with regard to DNR status in Taiwan. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in intensive care units (ICUs) between 2008 and 2010. All severe sepsis patients were included for analysis. Primary outcome was association between DNR orders and ICU mortality. Volume of interventions was used as proxy indicator to indicate aggressiveness of care. Results: Sixty-seven (9.4%) of 712 patients had DNR orders on ICU admission, and these patients were older and had higher disease severity compared with patients without DNR orders. Notably, DNR patients experienced high ICU mortality (90%). Multivariate analysis revealed that the presence of DNR orders was independently associated with ICU mortality (odds ratio: 6.13; 95% confidence interval: 2.66–14.10). In propensity score-matched cohort, ICU mortality rate (91%) in the DNR group was statistically higher than that (62%) in the non-DNR group (p

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  • Chun-Ta Huang & Yu-Chung Chuang & Yi-Ju Tsai & Wen-Je Ko & Chong-Jen Yu, 2016. "High Mortality in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Patients with Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in East Asia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(7), pages 1-11, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0159501
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159501
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    1. Chih-Hung Wang & Wei-Tien Chang & Chien-Hua Huang & Min-Shan Tsai & Ping-Hsun Yu & Yen-Wen Wu & Wen-Jone Chen, 2018. "Validation of the Cardiac Arrest Survival Postresuscitation In-hospital (CASPRI) score in an East Asian population," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(8), pages 1-11, August.

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