Hospital care for children and young adults in the last year of life: a population-based study

Table 3 Utilization of hospital services or procedures within the last year of life, Washington State, USA 1990 – 1996.

	ALL DEATHS				DEATHS WITH CCCs
	Age < 1		Age >= 1		Age < 1		Age >= 1
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total number of deaths	2,531	100	6,362	100	916	100	1,345	100
Any Inpatient Hospital Care	1,991	79	2,217	35	916	100	1,123	84
Terminal Hospitalization*	1,540	61	1,576	25	769	84	737	55
Any Mechanical Ventilation**	990	39	759	12	512	56	329	25
During Terminal Hospitalization*	911	36	670	11	462	50	259	19
Any Other Procedure	1,147	45	1,835	29	627	69	945	70
During Terminal Hospitalization*	879	35	1,248	20	505	55	525	39

* Terminal hospitalizations were defined as any period of hospitalization that terminated on the date of the patient's death. ** Includes any assisted ventilation, any mechanical ventilation, and any insertion of an endotracheal tube.

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