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Table 2 Description of schedule prescribed drugs and “as needed” drugs (n = 115)

From: Prescription trends at the end of life in a palliative care unit: observational study

Number of drugs

T0

T1

p-value

Schedule prescribed drugs, Mdn (Q1,Q3)

7 (5; 10)

4 (3; 7)

< 0.001a, b

“As needed” drugs, Mdn (Q1,Q3)

3 (2; 4)

4 (3; 5)

< 0.001a, b

  1. T0- at admission. T1- the day of death. Mdn- Median. Q1 – first quartile. Q3- third quartile
  2. aWilcoxon test for paired samples
  3. bstatistically significant at 5%