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Table 1 Word frequency table and the Palliative trigger index (PTI)

From: Natural language processing and network analysis in patients withdrawing from life-sustaining treatments: a retrospective cohort study

 

Early integration group

Group

Rank

Difference

Difference

Rank

Palliative Trigger Index

PTI

Rank

Cefepime

35

1

16

4

560

1

Fluconazole

25

5

17

1

425

2

Vancomycin

22

9

17

1

374

3

Ceftazidime

21

10

17

1

357

4

Furosemide

23

6

15

5

345

5

Morphine

29

4

10

13

290

6

Albumin

23

6

12

8

276

7

Amiodarone

23

6

11

11

253

8

Fentanyl

19

11

11

11

209

9

Meropenem

16

15

12

8

192

10

Metronidazole

16

15

12

8

192

10

  1. Palliative trigger index = Early integration group word frequency x Difference
  2. Difference = Early integration group word frequency – Late referral group word frequency