Table 2.
Characteristic | Total cohort (n = 6,066) | Any high-intensity end-of-life care (n = 2,728) |
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| ||
Any high-intensity end-of-life care (%) | 2,728 (45.0) | 2,728 (100.0) |
Multiple admissions (%) | 819 (13.5) | 819 (30.0) |
Multiple Emergency Department visits (%) | 991 (16.3) | 991 (36.3) |
Intensive Care Unit admission (%) | 1,367 (22.5) | 1,367 (50.1) |
Chemotherapy near EoL (%) | 152 (2.5) | 152 (5.6) |
In-hospital death (%) | 1,463 (24.1) | 1,463 (53.6) |
Number of high-intensity end of life measures (%) | ||
0 | 3,338 (55.0) | 0 (0) |
1 | 1,281 (21.1) | 1,281 (47.0) |
2 | 952 (15.7) | 952 (34.9) |
3 or more | 495 (8.2) | 495 (18.1) |