Table II.
Medical statistics in the studied PCUs in June 2012
| Palliative care wards | Mean ± SE | Median | Admittance | Discharge | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To home or other unit | Deaths | ||||||
| Number of patients (n = 175) |
With cancers | 156 (89) | 31 ±7 | 34 | 29 | 61 | |
| With non-cancer diseases | 19 (11) | 4 ±1 | 4 | 10 | – | ||
| Total number of patients | 175 (100) | 35 ±7 | 41 | 93 (57) | 39 (22) | 61 (35) | |
| Total time of hospitalization [days] | According to hospitalization in PCU* | 2550 | 510 ±126 | 551 | |||
| In accordance with NHF settlement** | 2383 | 477 ±119 | 512 | ||||
| Mean duration of hospitalization*, mean ± SE [days] | – | 15 ±1 | 14 ±1 | ||||
| Percentage of bed occupancy [%] | – | 97 ±3 | 97 | ||||
*
In accordance with medical statistics of Palliative Care Units.
**
In accordance with medical statistics of NHF.