Table 4.

Estimated Treatment Effect on Length of Stay, by Time to Consult

Treatment: Time of Consultation After Hospital Admission (percentile)	No. of Patients			Length of Stay
	UC	PC	All	Estimated Treatment Effect (days) (95% CI)	P	Implied Reduction (%)
Any time (100th)	713	256	969	0.6 (−0.3 to 1.5)	.18	−8
Within 20 days (97.5th)	713	249	962	−0.1 (−0.9 to 0.7)	.81	1
Within 10 days (95th)	713	244	957	−0.3 (−1.0 to 0.4)	.41	4
Within 6 days (90th)	713	231	944	−0.5 (−1.3 to 0.2)	.14	6
Within 2 days (75th)	713	197	910	−1.0 (−1.7 to −0.2)	< .01	13

Abbreviations: PC, palliative care; UC, usual care.