Table 5.
Category 5: Details on the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Process
| Details | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Denied MAID Requests* | 3 (3.4%) |
| Proxy or Third Party Involvement† | 12 (12.0%) |
| Ten-Day Reflection Period Followed‡ | |
| Yes | 79 (79.8%) |
| No | 20 (20.2%) |
| Pharmacist Notified of Purpose of Prescription | |
| Yes | 61 (61.0%) |
| No | 4 (4.0%) |
| Did not respond | 35 (35.0%) |
| Medications Used | |
| Propofol | (99.0%) |
| Midazolam | (93.0%) |
| Rocuronium | (88.0%) |
| Lidocaine | (80.0%) |
| Bupivicaine | (23.0%) |
| Potassium§ | (4.0%) |
| Other | (23.0%) |
| Problems Accessing MAID¶ | |
| Yes | 16 (16.3%) |
| No | 82 (83.7%) |
| Recorded Cause of Death** | |
| Combined/mixed/drug toxicity with or without medical diagnoses listed | 91 (97.8%) |
| Intoxication with listed medications and medical diagnoses | 2 (2.2%) |
*
Denied MAID requests calculated with N=87. This excludes those who did not respond, unknowns, and one unclear response.
†
Used “Other person if unable-18 years or older” column to calculate proxy involvement.
‡
Ten-day reflection period calculated with N=99.
§
Two cases indicated “off” for potassium but listed PM under the time potassium was administered. It was unclear if potassium was administered. The two cases were not included in calculation.
¶
Problems accessing MAID calculated with N=98.
**
Recorded cause of death calculated with N=93.