Table 1 Variables recorded in all patients
From: How do patients die in a rehabilitative unit dedicated to advanced respiratory diseases?
During the clinical activity (2005–2011) |
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age |
gender |
reported diagnosis (COPD, mixed, other) |
diagnostic related group (DRG) complexity of care score |
number of comorbidities |
presence of gastrostomy |
length of stay |
location prior of the admission (hospital, home) |
location of residence (town or village) |
marital status (single, married, separated, divorced, widowed, not declared) |
work status (disabled, domestic job, retired) |
care at home (yes/no) as a consequence of illness/disability or old age |
Data revised in the last week before death |
number of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures |
type of ventilation used (tracheostomy, endotracheal intubation, NIV) |
time of ventilation (number of hours) |
time of oxygen use (number of hours) |
number of patients submitted to bronchoscopy |
management of secretions (cough or manual assistance) |
prevalence and scoring of symptoms (0 = no; 10 = maximum) |
patient/doctor communication (easy, difficult) |
drug consumption (morphine, benzodiazepine) |
causes of death |
patients discharged into a single room (yes/no) |
family H 24 access (yes/no) |
patients wishes fulfilled (yes/no) |
involvement of a psychologist (yes/no) |
involvement of a clergy (yes/no) |
presence (yes/no), modalities (oral, written) of anticipated directives (yes/no) |
do not resuscitate (DNR) order (yes/no) |