Frequency distribution for mortality
| Patients without a DNR order | Patients with a DNR order | p-value | |
| Patients n | 345 | 177 | |
| Survival time days | 1935.0 (1290.0–2448.0) | 182.0 (34.0–510.5) | <0.0001 |
| Mortality per time point | <0.0001 | ||
| Prior to | 0 (0) | 2 (1.1) | |
| Within 48 h after | 0 (0) | 7 (3.9) | |
| Between 3 and 10 days after | 1 (0.3) | 15 (8.5) | |
| Between 11 and 30 days (1 month) after | 1 (0.3) | 18 (10.2) | |
| Between 31 and 90 days (3 months) after | 5 (1.5) | 23 (12.9) | |
| Between 91 and 365 days (1 year) after | 13 (3.8) | 37 (20.9) | |
| Between 366 and 730 days (2 years) after | 12 (3.5) | 16 (9.0) | |
| After 730 days until database completion | 62 (17.9) | 17 (9.6) | |
| Still alive on the date of database completion | 251 (72.8) | 42 (23.7) | |
| Cumulative mortality# | <0.0001 | ||
| Prior to | 0 (0) | 2 (1.1) | |
| Within 48 h after | 0 (0) | 9 (5.1) | |
| Within 10 days after | 1 (0.3) | 24 (13.6) | |
| Within 30 days (1 month) after | 2 (0.6) | 42 (23.7) | |
| Within 90 days (3 months) after | 7 (2.0) | 65 (36.7) | |
| Within 365 days (1 year) after | 20 (5.8) | 102 (57.6) | |
| Within 730 days (2 years) after | 32 (9.3) | 118 (66.7) | |
| After 730 days until database completion | 94 (27.2) | 135 (76.3) | |
| Still alive on the date of database completion | 251 (72.8) | 42 (23.7) |
Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or n (%), unless otherwise stated. DNR: do-not-resuscitate. #: values relative to date of enrolment or implementation of DNR order for patients without and with a DNR order, respectively.