Table 4.

EoLC quality indicators

Indicator	n	%
Chemotherapy (cancer patients; N = 10,758)
Yes	1118	10.4
No	9640	89.6
New PEG tube insertion (dementia patients; N = 32,207)
Yes	286	0.9
No	31,921	99.1
Number of hospitalisationsa (N = 64,275)
0	14,422	22.4
1	21,599	33.6
2–3	21,350	33.2
≥ 4	6904	10.7
Number of treatment daysa (N = 49,853)
1–3	6074	12.2
4–7	7316	14.7
8–14	11,168	22.4
15–30	14,147	28.4
31–60	8465	17.0
61–100	2126	4.3
≥ 101	557	1.1
Generalist outpatient PC (N = 64,275)
Yes	18,021	28.0
No	46,254	72.0
Onset of generalist outpatient PC before deatha (days; N = 18,021)
0–3	2062	11.4
4–10	2201	12.2
11–20	1869	10.4
21–30	1313	7.3
31–60	2514	14.0
61–120	2353	13.1
121–240	2256	12.5
≥ 241	3453	19.2
Specialist outpatient PC (N = 64,275)
Yes	5753	9.0
No	58,522	91.0
First specialist outpatient PC in the last 3 days of life (N = 5753)
Yes	761	13.2
No	4992	86.8
Onset of specialist outpatient PC before death (days; N = 5753)
0–3	839	14.6
4–10	1013	17.6
11–20	819	14.2
21–30	551	9.6
31–60	935	16.3
61–120	818	14.2
121–240	528	9.2
≥ 241	250	4.3

PC Palliative care, PEG Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; ^aminor differences due to rounding.