Table 3 Characteristics by mortality status at hospital discharge
Characteristics | Alive (n = 93) | Dead (n = 89) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 73.7 ± 15.4 | 72.1 ± 15.3 | .465 |
Female sex | 57 (61.3) | 55 (61.8) | .944 |
Cancer | 44 (47.3) | 54 (60.7) | .071 |
Patients decided to visit the hospital themselves | 28 (30.1) | 15 (16.9) | .035 |
Patients acknowledged their diseases | 72 (77.4) | 70 (78.7) | .841 |
Patients’ preferred place of death | .429 | ||
Home | 16 (17.2) | 13 (14.6) | |
Nursing home | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0) | |
Hospital | 11 (11.8) | 6 (6.7) | |
Caregivers’ plan on the patients’ place of death | .411 | ||
Home | 24 (25.8) | 18 (20.2) | |
Nursing home | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.2) | |
Hospital | 28 (30.1) | 38 (42.7) | |
Previous documented advance care plan | 68 (73.1) | 72 (80.9) | .213 |
Palliative consultation within 24 h before arrival | 2 (2.2) | 4 (4.5) | .342 |
Previous visit to the palliative clinic | 13 (14) | 17 (19.1) | .352 |
Palliative consultation in the ED | 6 (6.5) | 25 (28.1) | < .001 |
Morphine prescribed in the ED | 16 (17.2) | 47 (52.8) | < .001 |
ED length of stay < 2 days | 62 (66.7) | 54 (60.7) | .401 |
Palliative performance scale (PPS) | 42 ± 29 | 30 ± 22 | .025* |
PPS > 30 | 45 (48.4) | 28 (31.5) | .020 |