Table 6.
Outcome | Overall (N = 397) | No PC (N = 336) | PC (N = 61) | p | No hospice (N = 326) | Hospice (N = 71) | p |
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Hospital admissions, median (IQR) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–2) | 0.64 | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 0.92 |
Days in the hospital, median (IQR) | 15 (7–28) | 14 (7–28) | 17 (10–28.5) | 0.15 | 14.5 (7–28) | 17 (7–29) | 0.48 |
Intensive care admission, % | 47.7 | 44.3 | 66.7 | 0.001 | 48.6 | 43.7 | 0.45 |
Renal replacement therapy, % | 22.2 | 21.5 | 26.2 | 0.41 | 22.8 | 19.7 | 0.58 |
Mechanical ventilation, % | 40.0 | 37.6 | 53.3 | 0.02 | 40.6 | 37.1 | 0.59 |
Vasopressor use, % | 33.2 | 31.1 | 45.0 | 0.04 | 34.6 | 27.1 | 0.23 |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, % | 7.1 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 0.79 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 0.44 |
Limited code status, % | 43.0 | 33.8 | 96.4 | <0.001 | 33.9 | 87.7 | <0.001 |
Liver transplant, % | 13.9 | 16.4 | 0 | 0.001 | 16.9 | 0 | <0.001 |
Mortality, % | 50.4 | 42.6 | 93.4 | <0.001 | 41.1 | 93.0 | <0.001 |