Table 3 Anesthesiological and procedural parameters of patients classified as palliative (N = 276)
Type of procedure, N (%) | |
Operation | 189 (68.5) |
Intervention | 64 (23.2) |
Diagnostic | 16 (5.8) |
Cardio-Pulmonary-Resuscitation | |
Emergency room | 4 (1.4) |
In-hospital | 3 (1.1) |
Priority of procedure, N (%) | |
Elective | 168 (60.9) |
Urgent | 48 (17.4) |
Emergency | 60 (21.7) |
Patients treated because of their underlying, life-limiting disease | 267 (96.7) |
Patients treated during night or on weekends, N (%) | 84 (30.4) |
Length of hospital stay in days (median; [IQR]) | 21; [9–32] |
Patients admitted to the ICU, N (%) | 94 (34.1) |
Length of ICU stay of patients admitted to the ICU (median; [IQR]) | 1; [1–6.25] |
Palliative status mentioned on the anesthesiological record form, N (%) | 12 (4.3) |
DNR status or advance directive mentioned on the anesthesiological record form, N (%) | 2 (0.7) |
Duration of procedure in minutes (median; [IQR]) | 60; [30–110] |
Duration of anesthesiological care in minutes (median; [IQR]) | 110; [70–175] |
Type of anesthesia, N (%) | |
Sedation | 40 (14.5) |
General anesthesia | 215 (77.9) |
Regional anesthesia | 5 (1.8) |
General + regional anesthesia | 16 (5.8) |