Risk factors of sudden unexpected death in patients with advanced cancer near the end of life.
Tomohiko TaniyamaRie TokutaniShuji HiramotoPublished in: Palliative & supportive care (2021)
The frequency of patients who died suddenly was 7.2% (n = 93) at EOL. Age, sex, EOL symptom, EOL treatment, and cardiac comorbidity were independent risk factors in patients with advanced cancer near the EOL. Information on these risk factors is useful to explaining their EOL in advance.