NCT03421171

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

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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..

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Ethical Dilemmas
• Ethical Issues
• Moral Issues
• Moral Dilemmas
• Anaesthesiology
• Anaesthesiologist

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	no intervention	Qualitative research through semi-structured interviews

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-20
• Primary completion: 2018-12-20
• Completion: 2019-01-20
• First posted: 2018-02-05
• Last updated: 2018-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands