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Table 2 Attitude score indexed by 12-item questionnaire exploring EoL practices according to responses

From: Physicians’ attitudes in relation to end-of-life decisions in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: a national multicenter survey

 

N

Mean ± SD

Range

Median

Q25–Q75

p

WH treatment

 Yes

28

7.3 ± 5.4

0.4–9.8

7.7

5.9–9.2

 < 0.0001

 No

128

5.4 ± 2.0

0–10

5.3

5.3–6.9

WH emergency treatment

 Yes

50

6.4 ± 2.1

0.4–9.8

6.3

5.0–7.8

0.0039

 No

106

5.5 ± 2.1

0–10

5.2

4.0–6.9

Continue treatment

 Yes

91

5.7 ± 2.2

0.4–9.8

5.4

4.0–7.3

0.5003

 No

65

5.8 ± 2.2

0–10

5.8

5.8–7.3

WD mechanical ventilation

 Yes

11

7.6 ± 2.3

3.1–9.8

7.3

6.0–9.7

0.0061

 No

145

5.6 ± 2.1

0–10

5.4

4.0–7.2

Administer medication

 Yes

30

6.9 ± 2.0

2.7–9.8

6.9

5.0–8.6

0.0029

 No

126

5.5 ± 2.1

0–10

5.4

4.0–7.0

  1. WH withhold, WD withdraw, administer medication administration of sedatives and/or analgesic drugs, SD standard deviation, Q25–Q75 quantile 25–75