| Patients n | 105 |
| All deaths preceded by at least one ELD | 66 (62.9) |
| Withholding or withdrawing of potential life-prolonging treatment | 15 (14.3) |
| Life-shortening not intended | 3 (2.9) |
| Life-shortening intended | 12 (11.4) |
| Intensifying alleviation of symptoms with a potential life-shortening effect | 41 (39.1) |
| Life-shortening not intended | 34 (32.4) |
| Life-shortening additionally intended | 7 (6.7) |
| Physician assisted death | 10 (9.5) |
| Euthanasia | 8 (7.6) |
| Physician assisted suicide | 0 (0.0) |
| Ending of life without patients explicit request | 2 (1.9) |
Data are presented as n (%), unless otherwise stated. ELD: end-of-life decisions with possible or certain life-shortening effects. #: according to the physician (general practitioner or specialist) in which setting the patient died or if the patient died in another setting according to the physician who had the most contact with the patient in the last month before death.