Table 3 Answers to question 6 divided by professional profile
Consultants, n (%) | Residents, n (%) | Nurses, n (%) | Hcas, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6. What are the main ethical doubts or difficulties you encounter in your daily work in the intensive care unit? | tot: 50 (100) | tot: 35 (100) | tot: 82 (100) | tot: 25 (100) |
a. Withdrawing treatments in end-of-life situations | 6 (12) | 6 (17) | 10 (12) | 1 (4) |
b. Removal of organs with circulatory death | 11 (22) | 0 (0) | 22 (27) | 5 (20) |
c. PEG/tracheostomy in patients suffering from chronic-degenerative diseases (e.g., ALS) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 4 (5) | 0 (0) |
d. The “limited” approaches [“skill-limited,” “time-limited,” and “event-limited” | 4 (8) | 5 (14) | 2 (2) | 1 (4) |
e. Deep palliative sedation at the end of life | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 4 (5) | 2 (8) |
f. The relationship between clinical and research activities | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 7 (9) | 2 (8) |
g. The advance directives | 1 (2) | 2 (6) | 3 (4) | 2 (8) |
h. The communication of “bad news” | 6 (12) | 5 (14) | 5 (6) | 0 (0) |
i. The conflicts between the care team and the family or between the members of the family itself | 3 (6) | 4 (11) | 1 (1) | 1 (4) |
j. The differences in diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic opinions among colleagues | 4 (8) | 3 (9) | 18 (22) | 7 (28) |
k. The decision to admit a patient to the ICU considering that the resources are not infinite | 12 (24) | 8 (23) | 6 (7) | 4 (16) |