0 |
No palliative care provided; diagnosed at autopsy |
1 |
Surgery (which may involve a bypass procedure) to alleviate symptoms, but no attempt to diagnose, stage, or treat the primary tumor is made |
2 |
Radiation therapy to alleviate symptoms, but no attempt to diagnose, stage, or treat the primary tumor is made |
3 |
Chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or other systemic drugs to alleviate symptoms, but no attempt to diagnose, stage, or treat the primary tumor is made |
4 |
Patient received or was referred for pain management therapy with no other palliative care |
5 |
Any combination of codes 1, 2, and/or 3 without code 4 |
6 |
Any combination of codes 1, 2, and/or 3 with code 4 |
7 |
Palliative care was performed or referred, but no information on the type of procedure is available in the patient record |
9 |
Unknown if palliative care was performed or referred; not stated in patient record |