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. 2013 Oct 28;2013:168060. doi: 10.1155/2013/168060

Table 2.

Detailed results concerning opinions on withholding resuscitation.

Questions Answers' options Number and percentage of respondents who indicated each answer option
Neonatologists Nurses
n % n %
Do you think that a child should be treated till the end, “never give up,” regardless of prognosis and burden of therapy? Yes, always 2 9.09 3 15.00
Yes, always when required by parents 4 18.18 2 10.00
Generally yes, but in a situation described by me and team as hopeless I would suggest palliative care 6 27.27 9 45.00
No, but I would always consider individual medical and family situation of the child 10 45.45 6 30.00

Which statement best reflects your current opinion? There are no situations in which resuscitation may be abandoned; we should always fight for a child's life till the end 4 18.18 6 30.00
If there is no hope that the child may be cured, resuscitation should be initiated because of and on request of the parents 4 18.18 2 10.00
If there is no hope that the child may be cured, resuscitation should be initiated in order to avoid possible legal claims from family 0 0.00 2 10.00
Very seldom it may happen that resuscitation prolongs the child's and family's suffering 0 0.00 1 5.00
Usually if a child is in a terminal stage of a disease, resuscitation prolongs the child's and family's suffering 8 36.36 6 30.00
If there is no hope that the child may be cured, despite high emotional burden, resuscitation should not be initiated 6 27.27 3 15.00