Table 4 Clinical data, drugs, end-of-life communication, involved personnel/organizational choices during last week of patient’s life
From: How do patients die in a rehabilitative unit dedicated to advanced respiratory diseases?
Main symptoms* (mean ± sd) | |
|---|---|
Dyspnoea | 8.13 ± 1.13 |
Abdominal pain | 2.08 ± 1.48 |
Agitation | 5.47 ± 2.45 |
Pain | 1.48 ± 1.55 |
Secretions encumbrance | 6.96 ± 1.39 |
Prescribed drugs, % | |
Benzodiazepine | 54 |
Morphine | 40 |
H 24 oxygen | 92 |
Causes of death, % | |
Acute Respiratory Failure | 54.6 |
Palliative decision | 8 |
Pneumonia | 17 |
Sepsis | 17 |
Withdrawal from MV | 3.4 |
Patient-doctor communication | |
Easy, % | 67 |
Difficult,% | 13 |
Written Advanced Decision, % | 4.6 |
Doctor/patient EOL speech, % | 28 |
DNR order, % | 13 |
Psychologist contact, % | 17 |
Clergy contact, % | 13 |
Single room availability, % | 23 |
H 24 Family access, % | 85 |
Patient’s wishes fulfilled, % | 63 |