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Table 4 Comparison of the interventions performed in the final 14 days and 48 h in patients registered and not registered in a terminal situation

From: Interventions and decision-making at the end of life: the effect of establishing the terminal illness situation

Interventions

Interventions in the final 14 days

Interventions in the final 48 h

Registered terminal situation

Registered terminal situation

Yes

No

P

Yes

No

P

n = 104

n =98

 

n = 104

N = 98

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Urinary catheter

76

(73.1 %)

77

(78.6 %)

0.363

69

(67 %)

70

(72.2 %)

0.427

Central venous catheter

21

(20.2 %)

27

(27.%6)

0.219

18

(17.5 %)

25

(26 %)

0.142

Peripheral venous catheter

95

(91.3 %)

87

(88.8 %)

0.541

89

(86.4 %)

75

(77.3 %)

0.095

Nasogastric tube

20

(19.2 %)

26

(26.5 %)

0.216

14

(13.6 %)

22

(22.7 %)

0.095

Enteral nutrition

9

(8.7 %)

13

(13.3 %)

0.293

7

(6.8 %)

10

(10.3 %)

---

Parenteral nutrition

13

(12.5 %)

17

(17.3 %)

0.333

10

(9.7 %)

16

(16.5 %)

0.154

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation

5

(4.8 %)

16

(16.3 %)

---

3

(2.9 %)

12

(12.4 %)

---

Invasive mechanical ventilation

7

(6.7 %)

26

(26.5 %)

--

4

(3.9 %)

8

(8.2 %)

---

Transfusions

24

(23.1 %)

29

(29.6 %)

0.293

7

(6.8 %)

11

(11.7 %)

---

Aspirator

15

(14.4 %)

25

(25.5 %)

0.048

10

(9.7 %)

21

(21.6 %)

0.020

Aerosols

50

(48.1 %)

60

(61.2 %)

0.061

38

(36.9 %)

51

(52.6 %)

0.026

Oxygen therapy

83

(79.8 %)

81

(82.7 %)

0.605

68

(66 %)

73

(75.3 %)

0.152

Hydration

99

(95.2 %)

95 (96.9 %)

0.722

81

(78.6 %)

85

(87.6 %)

0.091

Antibiotics

66

(63.5 %)

76

(77.6 %)

0.029

40

(38.8 %)

58

(59.8 %)

0.003

Drainage

17

(16.3 %)

13

(13.3 %)

0.538

10

(9.7 %)

7

(7.2 %)

---

Catheterisation

3

(2.9 %)

7

(7.1 %)

--

1

(1.0 %)

2

(2.1 %)

---

ICU consult

21

(20.2 %)

35

(35.7 %)

0.014

7

(6.7 %)

10

(10.2 %)

---

ICU ingress

12

(11.5 %)

25

(25.5 %)

0.010

8

(7.7 %)

23

(23.7 %)

0.002

Dialysis

5

(4.8 %)

5

(5.1 %)

---

3

(2.9 %)

4

(4.1 %)

--

Active oncological treatment (in oncology patients n = 81)

5

(4.8 %)

5

(5.1 %)

--

1 (1 %)

2 (2.1 %)

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