Table 2.
Attribute | Western trained (n=46) |
Non Western trained (n=39) |
p value |
What does no code mean to you? | |||
a) Patient should have no investigations and made comfortable | 14 | 20 | |
b) Patient should be treated maximally short of CPR and intubation | 31 | 14 | 0.008 |
c) There is no such thing as no code. Every patient regardless of his/her disease should be treated maximally |
0 | 2 | |
d) This is euthanasia (deliberately killing patient). | 1 | 4 | |
Does religion play a role in DNR decision (Y/N) | 24/22 | 26/13 | 0.13 |
Appropriate management of ICU futile patients is: | |||
a) Do not escalate therapy | 25 | 22 | |
b)Withdraw meaning complete or partial removal of aggressive therapy | 12 | 6 | 0.46 |
c) Euthanasia | 0 | 0 | |
d) Continue maximal therapy including CPR. | 5 | 4 | |
e) Continue maximal therapy short of CPR. | 4 | 7 | |
Do you think once a patient is labeled no code, the patient is more | |||
likely to be clinically neglected? (Y/N) | 20/26 | 20/19 | 0.3 |
Should the doctor have the right to over ride the decision of family | |||
and make patient no code against their wish Y/N? | 25/21 | 15/24 | 0.1 |
What do you think is most important while the patient is dying and | |||
is no code? | |||
a) Patient should be comfortable, sedated and pain free. | 24 | 15 | 0.3 |
b) Patient should be kept relatively comfortable but awake enough to communicate with the ability to pray or listen to praying. |
22 | 22 | |
c) Pain is a process of dying should not be controlled. | 0 | 1 |