Ethical Dilemmas in Anaesthesiology in the Netherlands; a Qualitative Interview Study. (AnaesthEthics)

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Anaesthesiology; Moral Issues; Ethical Dilemmas; Anaesthesiologist; Moral Dilemmas; Ethical Issues

Treatments: Other: no intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03421171

AE1-AMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will describe which ethical dilemmas are experienced by anesthesiologist in the Dutch Healthcare system and what the current solving strategies are for these issues. Semi- structured interviews will be conducted with anaesthesiologists employed in different hospitals in the Netherlands..

Full description

Ethical considerations are part of a doctors daily practice. The development of anaesthesiologists as ' perioperative' doctors is increasingly giving anaesthesiologists a treatment function. As the third largest medical specialty, they are also involved in ethical dilemmas. Examples of common themes in the literature include:' informed consent' and professionalism. Nevertheless, good research into ethical dilemmas in the field of anaesthesiology is lacking.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
• Employed as anaesthesiologist
• Employed in an academic or non-academic hospital in the Netherlands

Exclusion criteria

• Other medical specialists
• language barrier