TABLE 2.
Rates of Each End-of-Life Intensity Indicator (N = 3732)
| Intensity Indicator | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Hospital death | 2367 (63.4) |
| Medically intense intervention | 812 (21.8) |
| ICU admission | 763 (20.4) |
| Intubation and/or mechanical ventilation | 742 (19.9) |
| CPR | 202 (5.4) |
| Hemodialysis | 118 (3.2) |
| Cancer-directed therapy | |
| Inpatient intravenous chemotherapy | 148 (4.0) |
| Technology-dependent intervention | 18 (0.5) |
| Tracheostomy placed | 9 (0.24) |
| Gastrostomy tube placed | 12 (0.32) |
| Total no. intensity indicators | |
| 0 | 1316 (35.3) |
| 1 | 1547 (41.5) |
| 2 | 140 (3.8) |
| 3 | 441 (11.8) |
| ≥4 | 288 (7.7) |