Table 1 Patient characteristics (N = 1206)
Pts. | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Disease: | Lung cancer/thoracic cancer | 188 | 15.6 |
Pancreatic or hepatobiliary cancer | 144 | 11.9 | |
Urogenital cancer | 137 | 11.4 | |
Gynecologic cancer | 111 | 9.2 | |
Hematological malignancies | 89 | 7.4 | |
Cancer of the lower gastrointestinal tract | 75 | 6.2 | |
Head and neck cancer | 66 | 5.5 | |
Cancer of the neuro-cerebral system | 65 | 5.4 | |
Cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract | 52 | 4.3 | |
Melanoma, dermatological cancer | 33 | 2.7 | |
Sarcoma | 34 | 2.8 | |
Other malignant diseases | 48 | 4.0 | |
Cardiovascular diseases | 52 | 4.3 | |
Neurological diseases | 36 | 3.0 | |
Geriatric diseases, e.g. dementia | 25 | 2.1 | |
Pneumological diseases | 23 | 1.9 | |
Other non-malignant diseases | 28 | 2.3 | |
Admission to the SIPC ward from: | Oncology ward | 308 | 25.5 |
Emergency room | 270 | 22.4 | |
Home care | 215 | 17.8 | |
Internal medicine ward | 84 | 7.0 | |
Intensive care unit | 83 | 6.9 | |
Neurology/psychiatry ward | 54 | 4.4 | |
Gynecologic ward | 48 | 4.0 | |
Cardiologic ward | 34 | 2.8 | |
Surgery ward | 34 | 2.8 | |
Pneumologic ward | 33 | 2.7 | |
Urologic ward | 18 | 1.5 | |
Other wards | 25 | 2.0 | |
Advance directives: | Power of attorney (yes) | 378 | 32.2 |
Patient decree (yes) | 343 | 29.3 | |
Legal guardianship (yes) | 63 | 5.4 | |
Treatment at admission: | Opioids (yes) | 737 | 64.8 |
Steroids (yes) | 371 | 33.4 | |
Ongoing chemotherapy/oncologic treatment (yes) | 93 | 8.5 | |
Ongoing radiotherapy (yes) | 25 | 2.3 | |