Table 5.
Topics about which review committees asked for additional information (As described in the verdicts of the review committees) n = 75.
| % | (n) | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The patient's request1 | 11 | (8) | |
| ▪ Being well-considered | 8 | ||
| ▪ Voluntariness | 9 | ||
| The patient's suffering1 | 32 | (24) | |
| ▪ Further specification of (unbearable) suffering | 23 | ||
| ▪ Course of disease | 12 | ||
| ▪ Patient was (sub) comatose | 4 | ||
| ▪ Other | 4 | ||
| Informing the patient about their situation and prognosis | - | ||
| The presence of reasonable alternatives | 1 | (1) | |
| The consultation1,2 | 41 | (31) | |
| ▪ Quality of consultant's report | 12 | ||
| ▪ Independency of consultant | 19 | ||
| ▪ Moment of consultation | 9 | ||
| ▪ Quality of consultation | 1 | ||
| ▪ Other | 4 | ||
| Performance of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide1 | 17 | (13) | |
| ▪ Type of medication | 13 | ||
| ▪ Physician's attendance | 3 | ||
| ▪ Other | 3 | ||
| Other topics1 | 21 | (16) | |
| ▪ Decision-making of the physician | 1 | ||
| ▪ Quality of physician's report | 13 | ||
| ▪ Other | 11 | ||
1. More than one answer could be given.
2. In 70% of the cases, the reporting physician was also involved in the question for additional information from the review committees.