Research Article
Death in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Analysis of Mortality in a Swiss University Hospital
Table 5
Palliative care and predictability of death.
| Aetiology (nā=ā; % of total) | Palliative care started | Predictable death | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Trauma (49; 18.1%) | 8 | 41 | 43 | 6 | Gastrointestinal (8; 3.0%) | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Neurological (15; 5.5%) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | Cardiovascular (151; 55.7%) | 10 | 141 | 133 | 18 | Pulmonary (21; 7.7%) | 8 | 13 | 16 | 5 | Infection (8; 3.0%) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Cancer (7; 2.6%) | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Psychiatric (6; 2.2%) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | Other (6; 2.2%) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Total (271; 100%) | 45 | 226 | 224 | 47 |
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