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Table 2 Comparison between ICU I and ICU II on main questions regarding withholding or withdrawing therapy practices

From: End-of-life practices in Danish ICUs: development and validation of a questionnaire

 

ICU I1

ICU II1

p3

 

n2

%

n2

%

 

Decisions regarding withdrawal of therapy are unnecessarily postponed

28

 

25

 

< 0.001

Very often

1

(3.6)

0

(0)

 

Often

10

(35.7)

2

(8.0)

 

Sometimes

15

(53.6)

11

(44.0)

 

Rarely

2

(7.1)

10

(40.0)

 

Never

0

(0)

2

(8.0)

 

General satisfaction with collaboration

28

 

26

 

< 0.001

Extrememly satisfactory

0

(0)

4

(15.4)

 

Very satisfactory

5

(17.9)

13

(50.0)

 

Satisfactory

12

(42.9)

7

(26.9)

 

Less satisfactory

9

(32.1)

2

(7.7)

 

Unsatisfactory

2

(7.1)

0

(0)

 

Care for dying patients

26

 

24

 

0.07

Extrememly satisfactory

11

(42.3)

16

(66.7)

 

Very satisfactory

14

(53.9)

8

(33.3)

 

Satisfactory

1

(3.9)

0

(0)

 
  1. 1. ICUs from two hospitals outside the main study region.
  2. 2. Different n due to “don’t know” responses and missing data.
  3. 3. Mann-Whitney U test.