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Case Report
Volume 10, Number 3, March 2019, pages 75-77
Experience of End-of-Life Home Care in an Acute General Community Hospital in Japan
Table
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 4 (80) |
| Female | 1 (20) |
| Median age (range) | 66 (58 - 95) |
| Performance status (ECOG) | |
| 3 | 4 (80) |
| 4 | 1 (20) |
| Location | |
| Pancreas | 4 (80) |
| Lung | 1 (20) |
| Distant metastasis | |
| Yes | 5 (100) |
| Main location of metastasis | |
| Liver | 4 (80) |
| Lymph node | 1 (20) |
| Previous chemotherapy | |
| Yes | 5 (100) |
| Status at the time patients hoped home care | |
| Hospitalized | 3 (60) |
| Outpatient | 2 (40) |
| Visiting staffs when patients died | |
| Doctor | 5 (100) |
| Nurse in our hospital | 5 (100) |
| Home-visit nurse | 3 (60) |
| Medical social worker | 2 (40) |