From: Critical care at the end of life: a population-level cohort study of cost and outcomes
Number of decedents with ICU use in last 90 days of life (n, (%)) (N = 47,763) | Number of decedents with no ICU use in last 90 days of life (n, (%)) (N = 216,991) | Total number of decedents (n, (%)) (N = 264,754) | |
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Location of death | |||
Acute care | 42,381 (88.7) | 78,602 (36.2) | 120,983 (45.7) |
Long term care | 756 (1.6) | 45,409 (20.9) | 46,165 (17.4) |
Complex continuing care | 1746 (3.7) | 18513 (8.5) | 20,259 (7.7) |
Home while receiving home care | 1272 (2.7) | 26,644 (12.3) | 27,916 (10.5) |
Rehabilitation | 81 (0.2) | 340 (0.2) | 421 (0.2) |
Other | 1527 (3.2) | 47,483 (21.9) | 49,010 (18.5) |
Readmission in last 90 days | |||
To hospital | 19,211 (40.2) | 36,649 (16.9) | 55,860 (21.1) |
To ICU | 5491 (11.5) | N/A | 5491 (2.1) |
Feeding tube during hospitalization | |||
No | 45,746 (95.8) | 215,097 (99.1) | 260,843 (98.5) |
Yes | 2017 (4.2) | 1894 (0.9) | 3911 (1.5) |
Heart resuscitation during hospitalization | |||
No | 42,265 (88.5) | 214,667 (98.9) | 256,932 (97.1) |
Yes | 5498 (11.5) | 2324 (1.1) | 7822 (3.0) |