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Table 2 High-intensity end-of-life care for children with hematologic malignancies compared to solid tumors

From: Current status of intensive end-of-life care in children with hematologic malignancy: a population-based study

 

Alla (n = 1199)

Hematologic malignancya (n = 433)

Solid tumora (n = 766)

P-value

Last 30 days of life

 Intubation and/or mechanical ventilation

344 (28.7)

164 (37.9)

180 (23.5)

 < .01

 ICU admission

150 (12.5)

95 (21.9)

55 (7.2)

 < .01

 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

122 (10.1)

63 (14.5)

59 (7.7)

 < .01

 Hemodialysis

81 (6.8)

57 (13.2)

24 (3.1)

 < .01

 ECMO

14 (1.2)

11 (2.5)

3 (0.4)

 < .01

Last 14 days of life

 Intravenous chemotherapy

348 (29.0)

207 (47.8)

141 (18.4)

 < .01

Total No. intensity indicators

   

 < .01

 0

571 (47.6)

122 (28.2)

449 (58.6)

 

 1

367 (30.6)

150 (34.6)

217 (28.3)

 

 2

151 (12.6)

80 (18.5)

71 (9.3)

 

 3

69 (5.8)

52 (12.0)

17 (2.2)

 

 4

36 (3.0)

25 (5.8)

11 (1.4)

 

 5

5 (0.4)

4 (0.9)

1 (0.1)

 
  1. Abbreviations: ICU Intensive care unit, ECMO Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation
  2. aData indicate number of patients (%), unless otherwise indicated