Palliative care 2017

Survival in function of the morphine equivalent dose For >65y palliative cancer patients (died in the PCU- Leuven)

Cumulative survival curve (Kaplan-Meier)

(Chi² = 42,4368 df = 5; p < ,00001 )

1,0

0 mg (N=109) < 60 mg (N=156)

60 - 299 mg (N=533) 300 - 599 mg (N=156) 600 - 900 mg (N=52) > 900 mg (N=82)

P<0.00001

0,8

0,6

0,4

0,2 Cumulative Proportion Surviving

0,0

0

50

100

150

Time (days)