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Attitudes towards end-of-life issues in intensive care unit among Italian anesthesiologists: a nation-wide survey

2018

Background: The aim of this paper is to collect data on the practice of palliative care, withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies, and management of end of life (EOL) in Italian intensive care units (ICUs). Methods: Web-based survey among Italian anesthesiologists endorsed by the Italian Society of Anesthesiology Analgesia Reanimation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI). The survey consists of 27 close-ended and 2 open-ended questions. Results: Eight hundred and five persons responded to the full list of questions. The highest proportion of respondents was of 36–45 years of age (34%) and catholic (66%). Almost 70% of responders declared that palliative/supportive care are applied …

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