Radiation therapy at the end of life: a population-based study examining palliative treatment intensity

Radiation Oncology

Table 2 Health care resource utilization in the last six months of life

	All	No RT ¹	Yes RT	p value
Total inpatient days	25 (79)	22 (82)	27 (71)	0.38
Median (standard deviation (SD))	25 (79)	22 (82)	27 (71)	0.38
Total emergency department visits	2 (3)	1 (3)	2 (3)	<.0001
Median (SD)	2 (3)	1 (3)	2 (3)	<.0001
Total radiologic exams	10 (11)	6 (7)	14 (11)	<.0001
Median	10 (11)	6 (7)	14 (11)	<.0001
Total physician visits	20 (21)	13 (15)	27 (23)	<.0001
Median	20 (21)	13 (15)	27 (23)	<.0001

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