Withholding of treatment | Withdrawal of treatment | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 87) | (n = 60) | |||
N | % | N | % | |
Nutrition | 22 | 25.3 | 13 | 21.7 |
Antibiotics | 19 | 21.8 | 14 | 23.3 |
Catecholamines | 15 | 17.2 | 12 | 20.0 |
Hydration | 15 | 17.2 | 11 | 18.3 |
Dialysis | 14 | 16.1 | 9 | 15.0 |
Respiration | 14 | 16.1 | 5 | 8.3 |
Chemotherapy | 12 | 13.8 | 8 | 13.3 |
Resuscitation | 9 | 10.3 | 7 | 11.7 |
Medicationb | 8 | 9.2 | 15 | 25.0 |
Intubation | 6 | 6.9 | - | - |
Other | 4 | 4.6 | 2 | 3.3 |
Surgery | 4 | 4.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
Diagnostic tests | 3 | 3.4 | - | - |
Radiotherapy | 2 | 2.3 | 1 | 1.7 |
Hospital admission | 2 | 2.3 | - | - |
Transfusions | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.7 |