Table 2.
Place of death, cause of death ad hospital interaction stratified by mortality
| 30 days (n = 50) | 31–60 days (n = 41) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Cause of death | |||||
| Infection | 5 | 10.0 | 2 | 4.9 | 0.45 |
| Cardiac arrest | 4 | 8.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 1.00 |
| Paraneoplastic | 2 | 4.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 1.00 |
| Tumor progression | 24 | 48.0 | 21 | 42.0 | 0.92 |
| Tumor mass | 9 | 18.0 | 14 | 28.0 | 0.13 |
| Thoracic | 9 | 18.0 | 6 | 14.6 | 0.88 |
| Brain | 6 | 12.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.12 |
| Respiratory | 3 | 6.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.62 |
| Complication from therapy | 9 | 18.0 | 6 | 14.6 | 0.88 |
| Chemotherapy | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.9 | 0.59 |
| Radiotherapy | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| Intraoperative | 7 | 14.0 | 4 | 9.8 | 0.51 |
| Thrombosis | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| Unexpected after discharge | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 17.1 | 0.21 |
| Unknown | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.9 | 0.59 |
| Place of death | |||||
| Acute setting | 37 | 74.0 | 17 | 41.5 | 0.003 |
| Intensive or intermediate care | 13 | 26.0 | 5 | 12.2 | 0.16 |
| General ward | 24 | 48.0 | 12 | 29.3 | 0.11 |
| Non-acute setting | 9 | 18.0 | 15 | 36.6 | 0.08 |
| Palliative ward | 7 | 14.0 | 10 | 24.4 | 0.32 |
| At home/nursing home | 2 | 4.0 | 5 | 12.2 | 0.24 |
| Unknown | 4 | 8.0 | 9 | 22.0 | 0.11 |
| Previous hospital interaction | |||||
| Palliative team involved | 15 | 30.0 | 19 | 46.3 | 0.17 |
| Admission to emergency room | 15 | 30.0 | 14 | 34.1 | 0.84 |
| Intensive or intermediate care stay | 21 | 42.0 | 6 | 14.6 | 0.01 |
Comparison of place of death and cause of death, and hospital interaction of subgroup of patients with 30 and 60-day-mortality. P-values of group comparison from Chi2-test