From: Quality of death after elective surgery: a questionnaire survey for the bereaved family
Variables | Median [interquartile range] or number (%) |
---|---|
Preoperative variables | |
Age (years) | 74 [70–80] |
Male sex | 60 (72.3%) |
ASA-PS | |
1 | 4 (4.8%) |
2 | 53 (63.9%) |
3 | 26 (31.3%) |
The weighting score of the 12-item WHODAS2.0 | 19 [6–47] |
Functional disability assessed based on the score of the 12-item WHODAS2.0 | 38 (45.7%) |
Intraoperative variables | |
Operation time (min) | 199 [76–327] |
Types of surgery | |
Neuro | 5 (6%) |
Thoracic | 9 (10.8%) |
Cardiac | 4 (4.8%) |
Esophageal | 1 (1.2%) |
Upper abdominal | 21 (25.3%) |
Lower abdominal | 26 (31.3%) |
Head, neck, pharyngeal, and laryngeal | 8 (9.6%) |
Chest wall, abdominal wall, and perineum | 2 (2.4%) |
Spine | 2 (2.4%) |
Hip joint and limbs | 5 (6%) |
Postoperative variables | |
Place of death | |
Our hospital | 38 (46.3%) |
Other hospitals | 30 (36.6%) |
Home | 9 (11%) |
Unknown | 5 (6.1%) |
Palliative care | 22 (26.8%) |
Died without discharge after hospitalization | 5 (6%) |
Days until death (days) | 217 [139–303] |