Table 4.
Comparison of the interventions performed in the final 14 days and 48 h in patients registered and not registered in a terminal situation
| Interventions | Interventions in the final 14 days | Interventions in the final 48 h | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered terminal situation | Registered terminal situation | |||||
| Yes | No | P | Yes | No | P | |
| n = 104 | n =98 | n = 104 | N = 98 | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Urinary catheter | 76 (73.1 %) |
77 (78.6 %) |
0.363 | 69 (67 %) |
70 (72.2 %) |
0.427 |
| Central venous catheter | 21 (20.2 %) |
27 (27.%6) |
0.219 | 18 (17.5 %) |
25 (26 %) |
0.142 |
| Peripheral venous catheter | 95 (91.3 %) |
87 (88.8 %) |
0.541 | 89 (86.4 %) |
75 (77.3 %) |
0.095 |
| Nasogastric tube | 20 (19.2 %) |
26 (26.5 %) |
0.216 | 14 (13.6 %) |
22 (22.7 %) |
0.095 |
| Enteral nutrition | 9 (8.7 %) |
13 (13.3 %) |
0.293 | 7 (6.8 %) |
10 (10.3 %) |
--- |
| Parenteral nutrition | 13 (12.5 %) |
17 (17.3 %) |
0.333 | 10 (9.7 %) |
16 (16.5 %) |
0.154 |
| Non-invasive mechanical ventilation | 5 (4.8 %) |
16 (16.3 %) |
--- | 3 (2.9 %) |
12 (12.4 %) |
--- |
| Invasive mechanical ventilation | 7 (6.7 %) |
26 (26.5 %) |
-- | 4 (3.9 %) |
8 (8.2 %) |
--- |
| Transfusions | 24 (23.1 %) |
29 (29.6 %) |
0.293 | 7 (6.8 %) |
11 (11.7 %) |
--- |
| Aspirator | 15 (14.4 %) |
25 (25.5 %) |
0.048 | 10 (9.7 %) |
21 (21.6 %) |
0.020 |
| Aerosols | 50 (48.1 %) |
60 (61.2 %) |
0.061 | 38 (36.9 %) |
51 (52.6 %) |
0.026 |
| Oxygen therapy | 83 (79.8 %) |
81 (82.7 %) |
0.605 | 68 (66 %) |
73 (75.3 %) |
0.152 |
| Hydration | 99 (95.2 %) |
95 (96.9 %) | 0.722 | 81 (78.6 %) |
85 (87.6 %) |
0.091 |
| Antibiotics | 66 (63.5 %) |
76 (77.6 %) |
0.029 | 40 (38.8 %) |
58 (59.8 %) |
0.003 |
| Drainage | 17 (16.3 %) |
13 (13.3 %) |
0.538 | 10 (9.7 %) |
7 (7.2 %) |
--- |
| Catheterisation | 3 (2.9 %) |
7 (7.1 %) |
-- | 1 (1.0 %) |
2 (2.1 %) |
--- |
| ICU consult | 21 (20.2 %) |
35 (35.7 %) |
0.014 | 7 (6.7 %) |
10 (10.2 %) |
--- |
| ICU ingress | 12 (11.5 %) |
25 (25.5 %) |
0.010 | 8 (7.7 %) |
23 (23.7 %) |
0.002 |
| Dialysis | 5 (4.8 %) |
5 (5.1 %) |
--- | 3 (2.9 %) |
4 (4.1 %) |
-- |
| Active oncological treatment (in oncology patients n = 81) | 5 (4.8 %) |
5 (5.1 %) |
-- | 1 (1 %) | 2 (2.1 %) | -- |