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Table 2 Willingness to admit patients based on prognostic variables in the absence of limited resources, N = 109

From: The Intensive Care Lifeboat: a survey of lay attitudes to rationing dilemmas in neonatal intensive care

Prognostic variable

Disagreement (scores 1–2)

No strong opinion (scores 3–4)

Agreement (scores 5–6)

2A. Chance of survival

 10 %

8.1 %

26.8 %

65.2 %

 20 %

5.1 %

30.3 %

64.3 %

 60 %

0.0 %

5.4 %

94.6 %

 70 %

0.0 %

1.8 %

98.3 %

2B. Severity of future disability

 Mild

1.8 %

12.7 %

85.4 %

 Moderate

4.5 %

32.7 %

62.7 %

 Severe

20.0 %

37.3 %

42.7 %

2C. Life expectancy

 5 years

12.8 %

27.3 %

60.0 %

 15 years

3.6 %

24.5 %

71.9 %

 25 years

1.8 %

13.6 %

84.6 %

2D. Cost of treatment

 $5,000 USD

0.0 %

4.6 %

95.4 %

 $10,000 USD

0.0 %

7.3 %

92.7 %

 $150,000 USD

3.7 %

15.6 %

80.7 %

 $200,000 USD

7.4 %

15.6 %

77.1 %

 $7,000,000 USD

18.4 %

32.1 %

49.6 %