Table 2.
Quality indicators for EoLC [7]
| Quality indicator | Time reference |
|---|---|
| Curative overtreatment | |
| Chemotherapy (cancer patients) | Last month of life (30 days) |
| New insertion of a PEG tube (dementia patients) | Last three months of life (90 days) |
| Hospitalisations and days spent in inpatient treatment (at least one overnight stay) | Last six months of life (180 days) |
| Palliative undertreatment | |
| Generalist outpatient PC | Last year of life (365 days) |
| Specialist outpatient PC | Last year of life (365 days) |
| Delayed PC | |
| Onset of generalist outpatient PC prior to death (days) | – |
| Onset of specialist outpatient PC prior to death (days) | – |
| Initiation of specialist outpatient PC | Last three days of life |
PC Palliative care, PEG Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.