Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | ||
77-year-old woman | 36-year-old man | 34-year-old man | ||
Dialysis | Dialysis | Ventilator | ||
Argument in favour of terminating life-sustaining treatment | Male | 88 (85–91) | 75 (71–79) | 77 (73–81) |
Female | 81 (76–86) | 55 (48–62) | 72 (66–78) | |
<54 years | 91 (88–94) | 72 (67–77) | 74 (69–79) | |
>53 years | 81 (77–85) | 63 (53–68) | 76 (71–81) | |
Internal medicine | 88 (82–94) | 66 (57–75) | 78 (70–86) | |
Surgery | 92 (87–97) | 77 (69–85) | 76 (68–84) | |
Anaesthesiology | 92 (87–97) | 78 (71–85) | 78 (71–85) | |
Subspeciality internal medicine | 94 (89–99) | 71 (62–80) | 78 (70–86) | |
General practice | 78 (70–86) | 65 (56–74) | 66 (57–75) | |
Psychiatry | 71 (62–80) | 49 (40–58) | 72 (63–81) |
The break between older/younger physicians is set at 53 years (mean age). The results are presented as proportions with a 95% CI.