Table 2 Ethical views of preregistration house officers on withdrawal of treatment in a patient with serious and permanent brain damage with no capacity for self‐directed activity.

	Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)
In your opinion is it morally appropriate to withdraw the following treatment in a patient with serious and permanent brain damage (eg, with no capacity for self‐directed activity)?
Artificial ventilation	95 (91.3%)	9 (8.7%)
Antibiotics	97 (93.3%)	7 (6.7%)
Tube feeding	91 (87.5%)	13 (12.5%)
Nutrition (intravenous)	87 (83.7%)	17 (16.3%)
Hydration (intravenous)	67 (64.4%)	37 (35.6%)