Table 3b:
Proportion imaged and mean imaging intensity in the final month of life
| Tomographic Imaging |
CT | MR | PET | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palliative Care Referral Status | % (mean) a | % (mean) b | % (mean) | % (mean) |
| Not referred to palliative care (n=3,523) | 17% (2.3) | 13% (2.2) | 6% (1.3) | 2% (1.0) |
| Referred to palliative care prior to final month of life (n=188) | 24% (2.2) | 22% (1.8) | 6% (1.9) | 2% (1.2) |
Proportions of patients imaged and meaning imaging intensity in the final month of life, both total and by imaging modality, based on palliative care referral. Percentages denote the proportion of patients within a given palliative care classification who received at least one study of a given imaging modality. The values in parentheses denote mean number of imaging studies per patient among those who received at least one study of a given imaging modality.
a
Chi-squared test of proportions of patients imaged, p=0.0055
b
Chi-squared test of proportions of patients imaged, p=0.0004