From: Reporting of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in the Netherlands: descriptive study
 | n = 158 % |
---|---|
What had been done in terms of palliative care? 1 | |
Medication | 89 |
Radio- or chemotherapy | 21 |
Other2 | 46 |
Not clearly specified in the report | 1 |
Were there (other) possibilities to relieve the patient's suffering? 1 | |
Yes: | 353 |
Administration of sedatives | 10 |
Other pain medication | 11 |
Radio- or chemotherapy | 3 |
Intensive home care/family care | 2 |
Other | 10 |
How did the patient feel about these alternatives? | |
 | n = 56 |
Positive | 4 |
Negative | 81 |
Other | 13 |
Not clearly specified in the report | 2 |