Fig. 1

Flowchart for the study population. HUSVF, Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación; HPTU, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe; IPSU, IPS Universitaria León XIII; DNR, do-not-resuscitate order. ^*Cirrhosis (n = 181; 31.1%); surgery < 24 h (n = 98; 16.8%); gastrointestinal bleeding (n = 89; 15.3%); CD4 count < 50 cells/mm3 (n = 75; 12.9%); diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar state (n = 57; 9.8%); seizures not due to meningitis (n = 35; 6.0%); myocardial infarction (n = 12; 2.1%), trauma (n = 11; 1.9%), asthmatic crisis (n = 9; 1.5%), pregnancy (n = 6; 1.0%), arrhythmia (n = 6; 1.0%), acute episode of cerebrovascular disease (n = 2; 0.3%), burns (n = 1; 0.2%), and thyrotoxicosis (n = 1; 0.2%)