Table 3.
Variable | All Patients (n = 290) n (frequency) |
---|---|
Cause of death | |
Disease | 199 (68.6%) |
Infection | 39 (13.4%) |
Treatment Complications | 36 (12.4%) |
Other | 7 (2.4%) |
Place of death | |
Home without hospice | 49 (16.9%) |
Hospice (home or facility) | 64 (22.1%) |
Hospital | 177 (61.0%) |
Received hospice services | 67 (23.1%) |
Hospice Length of Stay > 7 days | 12 (6.1%) |
Chemotherapy within 30 days of death | 80 (49.4%) |
Hospitalization within 30 days of death | 144 (88.9%) |
ICU admissions within 30 days of death | 59 (36.4%) |
ICU = Intensive Care Unit.