Percentage using hospice by reason for withdrawal and dying in hospital versusat home, USRDS 6-mo cohort
| Reason for Withdrawal | Death in Hospital | Death at Home | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Hospice Use (%) | n | Hospice Use (%) | |||
| No | Yes | No | Yes | |||
| Access failure | 76 | 79.0 | 21.0 | 104 | 33.7 | 66.4 |
| Treatment failure | 6 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 60.0 | 40.0 |
| Failure to thrive | 3260 | 75.3 | 24.7 | 2613 | 24.4 | 75.6 |
| Medical complication | 4638 | 85.7 | 14.3 | 1113 | 24.3 | 75.7 |
| Other | 1516 | 77.5 | 22.5 | 1103 | 24.9 | 75.1 |
| Total | 9596 | 80.8 | 19.2 | 4938 | 24.8 | 75.2 |