Table 1 Demographic and clinical differences between sedated and non-sedated patients
From: Continuous palliative sedation for patients with advanced cancer at a tertiary care cancer center
Characteristics | Sedated | Non-sedated | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | 203 | 171 | |
Age – years (mean, SD) | 67.8 (15.2) | 76.4 (15.4) | <0.001 |
Male (%) | 44.3 | 49.1 | 0.321 |
Place of death | |||
Regular wards | 168 (82%) | 137 (80%) | 0.477 |
Step-down unit | 35 (17%) | 34 (20%) | |
Primary team – n (%) | |||
Oncology/Hematology | 145 (71%) | 78 (45.6%) | <0.001 |
Other medical | 41 (20.6%) | 78 (45.6%) | |
Surgery | 15 (7.4%) | 14 (8.1%) | |
Others | 2 (1%) | 1 (0.6%) | |
Cancer type- n (%) | |||
Lung | 47 (23%) | 25 (14%) | 0.028 |
Hepatobiliary | 13 (6%) | 19 (11%) | |
Breast | 16 (8%) | 14 (8%) | |
Gastroesophageal | 10 (5%) | 8 (5%) | |
Colorectal | 11 (5%) | 10 (5%) | |
Pancreas | 11 (5%) | 7 (4%) | |
Lymphoma/leukemia | 8 (4%) | 15 (10%) | |
Gliomas | 11 (5%) | 8 (5%) | |
Others | 76 (39%) | 65 (40%) | |