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Table 2 Summary of the outcomes of interest

From: Inpatient palliative chemotherapy is associated with high mortality and aggressive end-of-life care in patients with advanced solid tumors and poor performance status

Outcome

N = 228

Deaths – N (%)

224 (98.2)

30-day survival rate - %

55.7

60-day survival rate - %

38.5

Median overall survival - days

38.5

Death during the index hospitalization – N (%)

73 (32)

Place of death – N (%)

 Intensive care unit (ICU)

31 (13.8)

 Hospital (except ICU)

164 (73.2)

 Inpatient hospice facility

27 (12)

 Home

2 (0.8)

Additional procedures – N (%)

 ICU admission

68 (30)

 Surgical procedures

37 (16)

 Blood transfusion

103 (45)

 Palliative radiotherapy

22 (9.6)

  1. Abbreviations: ICU intensive care unit