From: Continuous palliative sedation for patients with advanced cancer at a tertiary care cancer center
Patients characteristics (n) | 203 |
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Seen by palliative care team – n (%) | 25 (12.3%) |
Disease stage – n (%) | |
Locally advanced | 3 (1.5%) |
Metastatic | 180 (88.7%) |
Incurablea | 20 (9.8%) |
Admission – n (%) | |
Infection | 47 (23.5%) |
Dyspnea | 45 (21.5%) |
Pain | 22 (11%) |
Bowel obstruction | 13 (6.5%) |
Venous thromboembolism | 3 (1.5%) |
Other | 73 (36%) |
Reason for sedation – n (%) | |
Dyspnea | 112 (55.1%) |
Delirium | 40 (19.7%) |
Pain | 30 (14.8%) |
Bleeding | 4 (2%) |
Anxiety | 3 (1.5%) |
Other | 3 (1.5%) |
Not documented | 11 (5.4%) |