Table 4.
Correlation of treatment with volume of patients with chemotherapy per healthcare institute.
| Outcome of Interest | 3 Months before Death | Final Month before Death | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation r (Weighted) | Significance p (Two-Tailed) | Correlation r (Weighted) | Significance p (Two-Tailed) | Institutions (no.) | |
| ICU admission | 0.02 | 0.84 | 0.07 | 0.55 | 81 |
| Chemotherapy | −0.01 | 0.92 | −0.07 | 0.55 | 81 |
| Chemotherapy within subpopulations | |||||
| With previous chemotherapy | −0.23 | 0.04 ** | −0.11 | 0.33 | 75 |
| Without previous chemotherapy | −0.05 | 0.67 | −0.08 | 0.46 | 81 |
ICU: intensive care unit; no.: number; ** p < 0.05 (two-tailed); correlations are weighted for number of observations.