A population-based study of patients in Danish hospitals who are in their last year of life.

CONCLUSIONS: More than one in five inpatients in Danish hospitals are imminently dying or in their last year of life. Knowledge of the patients' uneven distribution in the hospital system can underpin organisational strategies to focus on end-of-life care provision. FUNDING: none. TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant. PMID: 31791479 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Danish Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Dan Med J Source Type: research