Table 2 Distribution of primary diagnoses
From: Palliative inpatients in general hospitals: a one day observational study in Belgium
Cancer diagnoses | 128 (51.4%) |
Solid tumour | 108 (43.4%) |
Haematological cancer | 19 (7.6%) |
Non-cancer diagnoses | 121 (48.6%) |
Dementia | 32 (12.9%) |
Stroke | 17 (6.8%) |
Organ system failure | 50 (20.0%) |
Cardiac failure | 16 (6.4%) |
Respiratory failure | 16 (6.4%) |
Hepatic failure | 13 (5.2%) |
Renal failure | 5 (2.0%) |
Other diseases | 40 (16.0%) |
Neurological diseases | 8 (3.2%) |
Vascular diseases | 6 (2.4%) |
Infectious diseases | 2 (0.8%) |
Others | 6 (2.4%) |
Total | 249 (100%) |