Table 4 Predominant and concomitant symptoms on admission to PCU Havelhoehe.
From: Sedation in palliative care – a critical analysis of 7 years experience
Symptom | All admissions (A) | Subgroup (B) | Subgroup (C) | Significance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All (n = 1467) | † without sed.(n = 468) | † with sed. (n = 80) | p-Values | ||||
Predominant | Concomitant | Predominant | Concomitant | Predominant | Concomitant | ||
Pain | 29,1% | 56,3% | 27,1% | 54,0% | 37,5% | 70,0% | n.s. |
Gastrointestinal (nausea, vomiting, constipation & bowel obstruction) | 17,4% | 71,3% | 11,7%* | 55,9% | 8,8%* | 67,5% | *p = 0.014 |
Dyspnoea | 14,6% | 31,2% | 15,5% | 33,1% | 22,5% | 46,3% | n.s. |
Psychological distress (anxiety/depression) | 2,4% | 34,0% | 1,7% | 20,9% | 5,0% | 37,5% | n.s. |
Cachexia/fatigue | 9,3% | 56,3% | 17,4%** | 65,9% | 12,5% | 66,3% | **p < 0.001 |
Cognitive disorder/delirium (drowsiness/agitation) | 8,5% | 29,1% | 11,2% | 29,1% | 3,8% | 13,7% | n.s. |
Bleeding | 2,4% | 3,2% | 1,3% | 3,8% | 0,0% | 1,3% | n.s. |
Skin (ulceration, oedema) | 5,3% | 42,5% | 3,2% | 31,4% | 2,5% | 35,0% | n.s. |
Neurological | 8,9% | 33,6% | 8,7% | 27,1% | 6,3% | 26,3% | n.s. |
Others | 2,1% | 34,2% | 2,2% | 22,0% | 1,1% | 14,5% | n.s. |