Table 1:
Characteristics of intravenous provision of medical assistance in dying in Ontario between 2016 and 2018 (n = 2895), and in 3 Canadian academic hospitals (in Hamilton and Ottawa, Ontario, and Vancouver, British Columbia) between 2019 and 2020 (n = 662)
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients* n = 3557 |
|---|---|
| Patient age, mean ± SD, yr | 74 ± 13.0 |
| Patient sex | |
| Male | 1786 (50.2) |
| Female | 1770 (49.8) |
| Missing | 1 (0.03) |
| Location of MAiD provision (n = 3113)† | |
| Hospital | 1382 (44.4) |
| Hospice or palliative care facility | 187 (6.0) |
| Community/other (e.g., private residence, long-term care) | 1537 (49.4) |
| Missing | 7 (0.2) |
| Patient diagnosis | |
| Cancer | 2519 (70.8) |
| Neurologic disorder | 23 (0.6) |
| Cardiovascular/respiratory disorder | 840 (23.6) |
| Other | 126 (3.5) |
| Missing | 49 (1.4) |
| Provider profession | |
| Physician | 3304 (92.9) |
| Nurse practitioner | 240 (6.7) |
| Missing | 13 (0.4) |
| Physician specialty (n = 3113)† | |
| Anesthesia | 473 (15.2) |
| Critical care | 95 (3.0) |
| Emergency medicine | 96 (3.1) |
| Family medicine | 1391 (44.7) |
| Internal medicine | 290 (9.3) |
| Neurology | 12 (0.4) |
| Oncology | 1 (0.03) |
| Palliative care | 382 (12.3) |
| Radiation oncology | 31 (1.0) |
| Surgery | 47 (1.5) |
| Other | 10 (0.3) |
| Missing | 285 (9.2) |
Note: MAiD = medical assistance in dying, SD = standard deviation.
*
Except where noted otherwise.
†
For Ontario patients only.