Table 3.

Criteria cited as most important in influencing 'do-not-resuscitate' orders and decisions to withhold/withdraw treatment

Criteria	DNR order	Withholding	Withdrawal
Probability of survival from the acute episode	87 (49.7)	96 (54.9)	99 (56.6)
Long-term survival	7 (4.0)	9 (5.1)	10 (5.7)
Previous quality of life	17 (9.7)	14 (8.0)	10 (5.7)
Expected quality of life after acute illness	10 (5.7)	10 (5.7)	9 (5.1)
Patient's wishes	48 (27.4)	41 (23.4)	37 (21.1)
Patient's relatives wishes	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.6)

Values are expressed as number (%). DNR, do-not-resuscitate.