Table 2.
Summary of Types of Cases
| Case Types | % of Consults |
|---|---|
| Ethical Dilemmas A | 15% |
| Identifying Surrogate Decision Maker | 15 |
| Disagreements Amongst Clinicians | 3 |
| Disagreements Amongst Patient and/or Patient’s Surrogates | 4 |
| Disagreements Between Clinicians and Patients or their Surrogates BC | 63 |
| Patients/Surrogates want more treatment | 42 |
| Clinicians want more treatment | 22 |
A
Cases characterised by novel ethical questions in which the moral choice was unclear to the parties involved
B
Cases characterised by disagreement between the legal decision-maker and clinicians are included in this category
C
Latter categories represent subsets of this type