Table 3.

Effect of seniority on DNR opinion

Attribute	Consultant (n=53)	Non consultant (n=33)	p value
What does no code mean to you?
a) Patient should have no investigations and made comfortable	17	17
b) Patient should be treated maximally short of CPR and intubation	33	13	0.35
c) There is no such thing as no code. Every patient regardless of his/her disease	1	1
should be treated maximally
d) This is euthanasia (deliberately killing patient).	2	2
Does religion play a role in DNR decision (Y/N)	34/19	17/16	0.09
Appropriate management of ICU futile patients is:
a) Do not escalate therapy	30	17
b) Withdraw meaning complete or partial removal of aggressive therapy	10	8	0.94
c) Euthanasia	0	0
d) Continue maximal therapy including CPR.	6	4
e) Continue maximal therapy short of CPR.	7	4
Do you think once a patient is labeled no code, the patient is more likely
to be clinically neglected? (Y/N)	24/29	16/17	0.47
Should the doctor have the right to over ride the decision of family and
make patient no code against their wish Y/N?	27/26	13/20	0.2
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.	26	13	0.26
b) Patient should be kept relatively comfortable but awake enough to
communicate with the ability to pray or listen to praying.	27	18
c) Pain is a process of dying should not be controlled.	0	1