Table 3.

Timing from MOLST form completion, palliative care referral, and hospice enrollment to death in patients with AML and MDS

AMLMDS
Time from MOLST to death, in days [n = 294, (IQR)] 14.5 (47.0) 37.0 (178.0) 
Time from palliative care referral to death, in days [n = 204, median (IQR)] 14.0 (46.0) 12.0 (52.0) 
Time from palliative care visit to death, in days [n = 198, median (IQR)] 11.0 (42.0) 12.0 (49.0) 
Time from hospice enrollment to death, in days [n = 160, median (IQR)] 5.0 (6.0) 4.0 (10.0) 
AMLMDS
Time from MOLST to death, in days [n = 294, (IQR)] 14.5 (47.0) 37.0 (178.0) 
Time from palliative care referral to death, in days [n = 204, median (IQR)] 14.0 (46.0) 12.0 (52.0) 
Time from palliative care visit to death, in days [n = 198, median (IQR)] 11.0 (42.0) 12.0 (49.0) 
Time from hospice enrollment to death, in days [n = 160, median (IQR)] 5.0 (6.0) 4.0 (10.0) 

AML, acute myeloid leukemia; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; MOLST, Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment.

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