Table 1 Issues which health care workers sought assistance with during data collection period
Issues | Request for HCEC made by | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Physicians | Nurses | ||
Disagreement between health care team and family members | 14 | 23 | 37 (59.68%) |
Withholding/Withdrawing life-supporting treatment | 8 | 15 | 23 (37.10%) |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation/Do-not-resuscitate | 9 | 12 | 21 (33.87%) |
Unclear goal of medical care | 7 | 11 | 18 (29.03%) |
Disagreement between health care team members | 3 | 13 | 16 (25.81%) |
Individual autonomy/Family autonomy | 0 | 2 | 2 (3.23%) |
Treatment refusal | 2 | 0 | 2 (3.23%) |
Legal issues | 1 | 1 | 2 (3.23%) |
Complementary and alternative medicine | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.61%) |
Hospice/Palliative Care | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.61%) |
Negligence | 1 | 0 | 1 (1.61%) |
Euthanasia | 1 | 0 | 1 (1.61%) |
Surrogacy | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.61%) |