Expectedly dying$ | Not expected to die | GOC# changed | GOC# unchanged | |
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Incidents (patients) AH^(%) ▸ Multiple/admit (%) | 47 (38) 31 (66%) 22 (47%) | 409 (318) 241 (59%) 161 (39%) | 104 (95) 60 (58%) 42 (40%) | 352 (282) 212 (60%) 141 (40%) |
Demographics Age (Range) Male% ▸ From HLC%* | 72.05 (28–96) 50% 18% | 66.7 (18–95) 56% 5.3% | 76.9 (31–96) 61% 19% | 64.7 (18–96) 51% 4% |
Admission (%) Medical ▸ AH^ | 70% 61% | 66% 54% | 77% 55% | 63% 54% |
Life-limiting illness (%) Malignant ▸ Non-malignant | 21% 47% | 13% 31% | 25% 49% | 10.8% 33% |
Outcome (%) Death ▸ Altered SOC& | 74% 2.6% | 20% 25.5% | 53% 25% | 19% 13.8% |
$Patients with 2 out of 4 clinical observations prior to incident (taking sips of fluid only, unable to swallow medications, bed-bound, semi-comatose) # Goal of care ^After hours (weekend/public holiday and weekday outside of 0800–1700 h) *High level care &Site of Care (rehabilitation, residential care facility or inter-hospital transfer).