Referral and time of onset of specialist palliative care services; % of all deaths (% of non-sudden deaths).

Abbreviations: P25-75 = percentile 25 to 75.Percentages are column percentages. Percentages may not add up to total percentage of referrals because more than one palliative care service was used in some cases.In sudden deaths referrals to palliative care have been precluded.Time of onset of palliative care service refers to the number of days between the first referral to any of the palliative care services and death.*Calculations for only patients with a referral to palliative care services (only available for non-sudden deaths). Missing values for time of onset n = 139 (12.8%).†Pearson χ2 test testing for differences in referral between the four illness groups.‡Kruskal-Wallis test testing for differences in time of onset between the four illness groups.Referral and time of onset of specialist palliative care services; % of all deaths (% of non-sudden deaths).