Intensive care unit trainee perception of end-of-life care provided during medical emergency team activation events

Abstract

Background: Hospital medical emergency team (MET) activation events involving end-of-life care (EOLC) are common. The issues faced by medical staff attending these events are incompletely described. Aims: The purpose of this study was to measure the perceptions of Victorian hospital medical staff, training in the speciality of intensive care, about multiple aspects of EOLC MET calls. We sought to determine the overall extent of formal training in MET and EOLC and assess the domains of self-perceived confidence, barriers to communication, frequency of clinician agreement and trainee distress. Methods: We conducted an anonymous, voluntary, Internet-based survey of registered trainees of the Co..