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Table 8 Duration of corticosteroid course by indication

From: Corticosteroid prescribing in palliative care settings: a retrospective analysis in New Zealand

Indication (Number of prescribing events)

Duration of course (days)

Minimum

Maximum

Median (IQR)

1. Non-specific (83)

1

432

28 (22)

2. Neurological (64)

2

477

34 (18)

3. Capsular stretching (9)

2

312

18 (23)

4. Soft tissue infiltration (39)

2

101

14 (10)

5. Tenesmus (2)

4

7

5.5 (0)

6. Inflammation s/c sites (1)

1

1

1 (0)

7. Not clear/other (16)

3

172

7 (6)

8. Chemotherapy (0)

-

-

-

Total (214)*

1

477

29 (20)

  1. Key: IQR: Interquartile range.
  2. *The full duration of the corticosteroid course was able to be determined for 214 of the 312 corticosteroid prescribing events.