Table 4 characteristics of cases where the end-of-life decision was not discussed with parents
| Â | n=8% of all cases |
|---|---|
Reasons for not consulting parents | |
 Not needed, medical situation was clear | 89% |
 Other | 11% |
Life-shortening intention of the physician | |
 No intention to shorten life | 64% |
 Co-intention to shorten life | 9% |
 Explicit intention to shorten life | 27% |
Estimated time by which life was shortened | |
 > 4 weeks | 9% |
 1-4 weeks | 0% |
 1-7 days | 0% |
 < 24 hours | 18% |
 No shortening of life | 73% |
Reason for the ELD | |
 No real chance of survival | 80% |
 No hope of a bearable future | 0% |
 Other | 20% |