Table 4 Patients prescribed corticosteroids in the sample hospices
From: Corticosteroid prescribing in palliative care settings: a retrospective analysis in New Zealand
Facility | Number (%) of patients at each hospice prescribed at least one course of corticosteroids |
|---|---|
Number of patients | |
Hospice 1 | Â |
297 | 204 (68.7%) |
Hospice 2 | Â |
235 | 144 (61.3%) |
Hospice 3 | Â |
175 | 120 (68.6%) |
Hospice 4 | Â |
111 | 71 (64.0%) |
Hospice 5 | Â |
142 | 94 (66.2%) |
Hospice 6 | Â |
219 | 135 (61.6%) |
Total | Â |
1179 | 768 Mean (s.d.): 65.1% (3.3%) |