Table 7 Written protocols or standardised procedures to ensure the baby’s comfort in the context of palliative care? Breakdown of responses according to the neonatologist’s years of experience in neonatology
Neonatologist’s years of experience in neonatology | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 5 years or less | 6–14 years | 15 years or more | |
Response to the question | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
No protocol | 26 (47.3) | 9 (75.0) | 9 (39.1) | 8 (40.0) |
Drug-related protocol | 11 (20.0) | 1 (8.3) | 8 (34.8) | 2 (10.0) |
Other protocol | 6 (10.9) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (13.0) | 3 (15.0) |
Drug-related and other protocol | 9 (16.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.7) | 7 (35.0) |
Don’t know | 3 (5.5) | 2 (16.7) | 1 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Missing values | 3 (5.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.0) | 1 (4.8) |