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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Apr 2004
Practices of anaesthesiologists with regard to withholding and withdrawal of life support from the critically ill in Turkey.
- L Iyilikçi, S Erbayraktar, N Gökmen, H Ellidokuz, H C Kara, and A Günerli.
- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
- Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2004 Apr 1; 48 (4): 457-62.
BackgroundTo determine practices of Turkish anaesthesiologists with regard to withholding and withdrawal of life support from the critically ill.MethodsAn anonymous questionnaire consisting of 18 questions was mailed to 439 members of the Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation.ResultsThree hundred and 69 questionnaires were returned (84% response). Over 90% of the respondents indicated that they were Muslim. We found that 66% of respondents had initiated written or oral do-not-resuscitate orders, most frequently after discussion with colleagues (82%).ConclusionsWhile a number of similarities were found between Turkish anaesthesiologists and those from other countries, some specific differences could be identified, particularly related to consensus decision-making and sharing information with other providers and the value of Ethics Committees in the decision-making process.
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