Analysis of death characteristics of 1266 cancer patients

Abstract

Purpose To explore the influence of different treatment schemes on the survival time of dying cancer patients and the characteristics of patients' death time. Method Group A: patients went to the Intensive care unit (ICU) for further treatment and were given mechanical assistance and other rescue measures; Group B: patients accepted drug rescue treatment in the general ward, and CPR was given in case of cardiac arrest. Group C: patients accepted only drug rescue treatment; Group D: No rescue treatment. We calculated the survival time of patients in different groups. We used circular statistics to analyze whether there was a significant trend in the month of death. Results The total survival time of group A was 138.0h. (95% confidence interval [CI], 109.1 to 166.8) versus group B 54.5h (95% [CI], 42.8 to 66.3) versus group C 60.0h (95% [CI], 51.7 to 68.3) versus group D 60.4 (95% [CI], 53.9 to 66.8). There was significant statistical significance between groups A vs. groups B, C, and D (P < .05), and there was no statistical difference between groups B, C, and D (P > .05). The deaths occurred in October of each year. Conclusions Medicated rescue therapy and CPR are ineffective for patients with endangered cancer, ICU treatment can prolong the survival time of dying patients. More cancer patients die in October.