Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Swedish Intensive Care Physicians' Attitudes Towards Withholding or Withdrawing Life‐Sustaining Treatment in Critically Ill Children
Authors' conclusion
This study demonstrated that Swedish intensivists share common attitudes and values regarding most issues related to end-of-life decisions in critically ill children. However, there is variability in attitudes concerning patients' and guardians' wishes.
Study context
- Population
- Physicians employed at the 9 Swedish ICUs treating >10 children for >48 h during 2023of 360 physicians approached
- Participants
- 55 physicians
- Outcome
- Importance attributed to the child's wishes in end-of-life decision-making (rated important or very important)
Methodological detailsweb-based questionnaire, multicentre
- Web-based questionnaire
- Multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Child's wishes considered important or very important
93%
Guardians' wishes considered important or very important
82%
Withdrawing life-sustaining treatment against patients' and guardians' wishes ethically acceptable
73%
Continuing life-sustaining treatment without patient's and guardian's consent ethically acceptable
26%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Personal experience with end-of-life decision-making in children
- Respondents with personal experience
- 93%
Original publication
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