Table 1. Demographic characteristics and general information on palliative home care in children with hematologic malignancies (n=15) and extracranial solid tumors (n=50).
| No. | HM | non HM | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 50 | ||
| Diagnoses | ALL 8 | Ewing tumor 11 | |
| AML 3 | NBL 9 | ||
| NHL 3 | RMS 9 | ||
| HL 1 | OS 6 | ||
| Other 0 | Other 25 | ||
| Gender, male n (%) | 11 (73.3%) | 26 (52.0%) | 0.23 |
| Age at referral, median(range in years) | 12.2 (2.1-22.4) | 15.1 (1.5-28.3) | 0.43 |
| Duration of palliative care, median (range in days) | 12.3 (6-122) | 41 (2-502) | 0.07 |
| Home visits, median(range in no.) | 5 (1-14) | 7 (1-68) | 0.23 |
| Rehospitalization, n | 0 | 6 | 0.32 |
| Deceased, n (%) | 15 (100%) | 50 (100%) | |
| Place of death, n (%) | |||
| At home | 14 (93.3%) | 47 (94.0%) | 0.66 |
| In hospice / pall. unit | 1 (6.7%) | 1 (2%) | 0.55 |
| In hospital | 0 | 1 (2%) | 1.0 |
| Age at death, median(range in years) | 12.2 (2.1-22.4) | 15.2 (1.5-28.3) | 0.27 |