Table 1.

Characteristics of Patients in Combined Hospice Care

	Number (n = 354)	%
Age (years)	61
Gender (M/F)	224/130	63.28/36.72
Mean days from consultation to termination of combined care	16.45
Referring service:
Hematology and Oncology	171	48.31
Gastroenterology and Hepatology	56	15.82
Pulmonology	35	9.89
Proctology	33	9.32
General surgery	12	3.39
Urology	11	3.11
Gynecology	10	2.82
Neurosurgery	7	1.98
General internal medicine	6	1.69
Neurology	3	0.85
Others	10	2.82