Fig. 2From: The impact of the duration of the palliative care period on cancer patients with regard to the use of hospital services and the place of death: a retrospective cohort studyMean number of inpatient days 14, 30, and 60 days before the death of patients with no PC decision, with a PC decision and with both a PC decision and a visit to a PC unit before the time frame under consideration. Standard errors of the mean in parentheses. * The pairwise comparison of the mean number of inpatient days is statistically significant (p < 0.05) ** The pairwise comparison of the mean number of inpatient days is statistically significant (p < 0.01)Back to article page