Table 4 EoLC quality indicators

Chemotherapy (cancer patients; N = 10,758)

 Yes

1118

10.4

 No

9640

89.6

New PEG tube insertion (dementia patients; N = 32,207)

 Yes

286

0.9

 No

31,921

99.1

Number of hospitalisations^a

(N = 64,275)

 0

14,422

22.4

 1

21,599

33.6

 2–3

21,350

33.2

 ≥ 4

6904

10.7

Number of treatment days^a

(N = 49,853)

 1–3

6074

12.2

 4–7

7316

14.7

 8–14

11,168

22.4

 15–30

14,147

28.4

 31–60

8465

17.0

 61–100

2126

4.3

 ≥ 101

557

1.1

Generalist outpatient PC

(N = 64,275)

 Yes

18,021

28.0

 No

46,254

72.0

Onset of generalist outpatient PC before death^a

(days; N = 18,021)

 0–3

2062

11.4

 4–10

2201

12.2

 11–20

1869

10.4

 21–30

1313

7.3

 31–60

2514

14.0

 61–120

2353

13.1

 121–240

2256

12.5

 ≥ 241

3453

19.2

Specialist outpatient PC

(N = 64,275)

 Yes

5753

9.0

 No

58,522

91.0

First specialist outpatient PC in the last 3 days of life

(N = 5753)

 Yes

761

13.2

 No

4992

86.8

Onset of specialist outpatient PC before death

(days; N = 5753)

 0–3

839

14.6

 4–10

1013

17.6

 11–20

819

14.2

 21–30

551

9.6

 31–60

935

16.3

 61–120

818

14.2

 121–240

528

9.2

 ≥ 241

250

4.3