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Table 5 The multivariate logistic regression model for the composite outcome of withholding and/or withdrawing decisions performed on 177 patients who died in ED

From: Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining therapy in a Moroccan Emergency Department: An observational study

Characteristics

OR

95% CI

P value

Age

1.1

1.01-1.07

0.001

Acute medical disorders

   

Neurological*

4.1

1.48-11.68

0.007

Chronic underlying diseases

   

Heart failure**

7.7

1.38-8.54

0.002

Malignancy**

3.4

2.06-28.55

0.008

  1. OR: Odds Ratio; 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval; * reference category for acute medical disorders: metabolic disorders;
  2. ** Reference category for Chronic underlying diseases: Chronic respiratory disease; ED: emergency departments.
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BMC Emergency Medicine

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