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"Should/should not" awareness and what is actually done answers toward the Cases (n = 304) |
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| Should/should not" awareness of treatment options (%) |
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| Should be done (withdrawn) |
Should not be done (not withdrawn) |
Judgment is not possible |
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| What is actually being done (%) |
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| Usually, initiate |
Usually, withhold |
Cannot say one more than the other |
Have not encountered |
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| Case1 |
55 |
15 |
30 |
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| (Initiation of tube feeding) |
70 |
11 |
14 |
5 |
| Case2 |
18 |
54 |
28 |
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| (Attachment of respirator) |
18 |
59 |
19 |
4 |
| Case3 |
16 |
53 |
31 |
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| (Withdrawal of tube feeding) |
11 |
53 |
16 |
20 |
Bito and Asai BMC Medical Ethics 2007 8:7 doi:10.1186/1472-6939-8-7 |
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