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. 2021 May 3;29(11):6595–6603. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06248-z

Table 2.

Interventions during hospitalization. All admissions

Sample Percentagea
Diagnostic imaging
  No 155 34.4
  Yes b 296 65.6
    Computer tomography 165 36.6
    Plain X-ray 156 34.6
    Magnetic resonance imaging 55 12.2
    Ultrasound 49 10.9
    Scintigraphy 2 0.2
Rehydration 203 45.0
Antibiotic treatment 168 37.3
Medical nutrition therapy 146 32.4
Blood transfusion 76 16.9
Radiation therapy 53 11.8
Radiological interventions c 48 10.6
Surgery 17 3.8
Follow-up by the multidisciplinary team
  No 275 61.0
  Yes d 176 39.0
    Physiotherapist 121 26.8
    Occupational therapist 62 13.7
    Social worker 38 8.4
    Chaplain 22 4.9
    Clinical dietitian 15 3.3

aPercentage of all 451 admissions

bSome patients had multiple examinations

cE.g., stenting and drains

dSome patients were followed up by more than one member of the multidisciplinary team