Table 4.
Risk factors for death after ED visit
| Predictors | Univariable analysis | Multivariable analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | p value | HR | 95% CI | p value | |
| Primary lung tumour | 1.67 | 1.28–2.18 | < 0.0001 | 1.69 | 1.29–2.21 | < 0.0001 |
| ED-admission for new and acute problem | 0.98 | 0.79–1.20 | 0.81 | |||
| Limitations on LSTs before ED visit | 1.26 | 1.02–1.54 | 0.029 | NS | ||
| Main symptom at the ED | ||||||
| Neurologic deterioration | 1.85 | 1.29–2.66 | 0.001 | 2.01 | 1.38–2.92 | < 0.0001 |
| Dyspnoea | 1.48 | 1.17–1.88 | 0.001 | 1.57 | 1.23–2.00 | < 0.0001 |
| Clinical diagnosis | ||||||
| Bleeding | 1.37 | 0.95–1.99 | 0.096 | NS | ||
| Cachexia | 1.43 | 1.03–1.98 | 0.034 | NS | ||
| Hypercalcemia | 1.80 | 1.14–2.83 | 0.011 | 1.92 | 1.21–3.03 | 0.005 |
| Jaundice | 2.21 | 1.44–3.39 | < 0.0001 | 2.11 | 1.37–3.26 | 0.001 |
HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, LSTs life-sustaining treatments, ED emergency department