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Table 1 Interviewee characteristics

From: Impact, challenges and limits of inpatient palliative care consultations – perspectives of requesting and conducting physicians

 

PC Specialist

n = 10

Requesting physician

n = 9

Gender

 Male

6

3

 Female

4

6

Age in years

 < 30

0

5

 30–40

7

3

 41–50

2

0

 > 50

1

1

Work experience in years

 < 1

0

2

 1–5

0

2

 5–10

7

4

 > 10

3

1

PC specialists work experience in years

 < 1

3

n/a

 1–5

5

n/a

 5–10

2

n/a

Department

 ICU

n/a

2

 Oncology

n/a

2

 Gynecology

n/a

2

 Dermatology

n/a

1

 Nephrology

n/a

2

IPCC-requests in the last 12 Months

 3–6 times

n/a

1

 7–10 times

n/a

3

 11–20 times

n/a

4

 > 20

n/a

1

  1. PC Palliative care, IPCC Inpatient palliative care consultation, ICU Intensive care unit, n/a Not applicable