Research Article

Identifying Potentially Avoidable Emergency Department Visits of Long-Term Care Hospital Residents in Korea: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 3

Locations where informed consent for DNR was obtained.

LocationReasonablePotentially avoidable
(n=113)(n=49)

LTCH6 (3.7)6 (3.7)
ED20 (12.3)36 (22.2)
Ward or ICU87 (53.7)7 (4.3)

DNR: do-not-resuscitate, LTCH: long-term care hospital, ED: emergency department, ICU: intensive care unit.