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Table 4 Follow-up (FU) of discharged patients

From: Hospital based palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa; a six month review from Malawi

 

All pts

(%)

HIV pts

(%)

Cancer pts

(%)

Other pts

(%)

Planned FU

45

51*

18

36%*

23

47%*

4

36%*

Planned FU attended

26

58**

9

50**

15

65**

2

50**

Non-planned FU attended

10

11*

2

7*

7

14*

1

9*

Total attending FU

36

40*

11

22*

22

30*

3

27*

  1. * % of people who were discharged
  2. ** % of people for whom FU was planned.
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BMC Palliative Care

ISSN: 1472-684X

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