Table 4 Differences according to scenarios for decisions about continued ventilator and for who should decide
Should physicians raise the question about withdrawal the ventilator? Scenario with competent patient | Family N (%) | Physician N (%) | Nurse N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 236 (78,6) | 116 (74,8) | 153 (75,0) | 0.628 |
No | 59 (19,7) | 35 (22,6) | 46 (22,5) | Â |
Scenario with incompetent patient | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 244 (81,3) | 94 (60,7) | 151 (74,0) | <0.0001 |
No | 44 (14,7) | 54 (34,8) | 47 (23,0) | Â |
Scenario with competent patient | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
Who should decide? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Patient and/or family without physician | 84 (28,0) | 32 (20,6) | 80 (39,2) | Â |
Patient and/or family together with physician | 199 (66,3) | 111 (71,6) | 109 (53,4) | Â |
Physician only | 13 (4.3) | 8 (5.2) | 10 (4.9) | Â |
Patient only | 22 (7.3) | 21 (13.5) | 35 (17.1) | Â |
Family only | 25 (8.3) | 1 (0.6) | 6 (3.0) | Â |
Scenario with incompetent patient Who should decide? | Â | Â | Â | 0.077 |
Family only | 42 (14,0) | 11 (7,1) | 28 (13,7) | Â |
Family and physician together | 236 (78,7) | 119 (76,8) | 160 (78,4) | Â |
Physician only | 19 (6.3) | 16 (10.3) | 10 (4.9) | Â |