Table 1
From: Palliative Care Team Consultation: Circumstances Surrounding Patients Deaths At The Icu
Characteristics | Death at ICU (n = 76) | Death out of ICU (n = 367) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age,y, median (SD) | 62.17 (20.34) | 66.27 (16.63) | 0.102 |
Male sex, n (%) | 41 (55.3) | 205 (55.9) | 0.858 |
Cancer diagnosis, n (%) | 53 (69.7) | 298 (81.2) | 0.037 |
Conflicts, n (%) | 27 (35.5) | 74 (20.1) | 0.006 |
Time from referral to PCT until death < 3 days, n (%) | 21 (27.6) | 90 (24.5) | 0.671 |
Time from hospital admission until referral to PCT >14 days, n (%) | 33 (43.4) | 119 (32.4) | 0.088 |
Receiving advanced support of life (mechanical ventilation or vasoactive drugs), n (%) | 32 (42.1) | 13 (3.5) | < 0.001 |
Patients were in ICU when referral to PCT, n (%) | 53 (69.7) | 14 (3.8) | < 0.001 |
With written directives of end-of-life care *, n (%) | 53 (73.6) | 311 (87.1) | 0.006 |