Table 4 Potentially burdensome EOLC in last 30 days of life by country and indicator
Country and timeframe | Cancer | > 1 ED presentation | > 1 hospital admission (%) | ≥ 1 hospital admission (%) | > 2 hospital admissions (%) | ≥ 1 ICU admission (%) | > 14 days in hospital (%) | ≥ 1 mechanical ventilation (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New South Wales, 2014–2021 (current study) | All | 14.8 | 9.9 | - | - | 3.6 | 8.6 | 1.2 |
Alberta, 2006–2009 [6]; | Colorectal | - | 9.5 | - | - | 2.2 | - | - |
Austria, 2012–2016 [36] | All | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | - | - |
Belgium, 2012 [10] | Advanced pancreatic | - | - | 62.0 | - | - | - | - |
Ontario, 2005–2010 [24] | All | - | 8.3 | - | - | 4.3 | - | - |
Netherlands, 2017 [9] | All | - | - | - | 9 | 6 | 8 | - |
Switzerland, 2014 [7] | All | - | 6 | - | - | 6.9 | - | - |
Taiwan, 2000–2016 [37] | All | - | 14.2 | - | - | 11.4 | 44 | 28.5 |
United Kingdom, 2010–2017 [31] | All | 37.6 | 49.4 | - | - | 2.4 | - | - |