Table 4

Studies reports on end-of-life ICU admissions

StudyPatients,
N
Type of cancerInclusion criteria% admitted to ICU
Mrad et al61412 496NSCLC199813.3
201427.9
Presley et al2643 654NSCLCVeterans0.90
Medicare beneficiariesNR
Ersek et al42847NSCLCAny25.40
Falchook et al3212 765LungPatient <65 years20.60
Wu et al2349 920AllPalliative chemotherapy <6 months31.5
Any chemotherapy6.5
Wright et al141146AllAny13.20
Wang et al5282 242All200515.30
200919.50
Bekelman et al49389 073AllUSA5.50
The Netherlands7
Belgium11
Canada9.80
UKNR
Germany3.50
NorwayNR
Choi et al30263All20021.8
201219.9
Cheung et al31107 253AllAny5.5
Amano et al58266AllEarly palliative care5.60
SOC10
Zhang et al63118NSCLCAny25
Mack et al461231NSCLC and colorectalAny9
Ho et al37227 161All19933.06
20035.39
Gonsalves et al44200All20026
200833
Keating et al475826NSCLC and colorectalVHA cohort12.50
SEER cohort19.7
Tang et al28242 530AllTrend 2000–200611.4
Temel et al3646NSCLCIntegrated palliative care2
Barbera et al345855AllAny5.50
Earle et al1628 777All19937.10
19969.40
  • NR, not reported; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer;PBS, population-based study; SOC, standard of care; VHA, Veterans Health Administration.