From: Euthanasia and other end-of-life decisions: a mortality follow-back study in Belgium
 |  | Dutch-speaking | French-speaking | Total for Belgium |
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Number of deaths studied a | Â | 412 | 191 | 603 |
Discussion with patient b | Â | % | % | % |
Administering life-ending drugs without explicit patient request | Discussed | 37.5 | 33.3 | 36.0 |
 | Not discussed | 62.5 | 66.7 | 64.0 |
 | Patient non-competent | 100.0 | 83.3 | 93.8 |
Intensified alleviation of symptoms | Discussed | 30.8 | 23.3 | 28.5 |
 | Explicit request | 38.6 | 25.0 | 35.1 |
 | Not discussed | 69.2 | 76.7 | 71.5 |
 | Patient non-competent | 67.7 | 67.5 | 67.7 |
Withholding or withdrawing of life-prolonging treatment | Discussed | 39.9 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
 | Explicit request | 42.6 | 41.4 | 42.2 |
 | Not discussed | 60.1 | 60.3 | 60.2 |
 | Patient non-competent | 88.0 | 81.8 | 86.0 |
Total | Discussed | 37.1 | 32.5 | 35.7 |
 | Explicit request | 45.1 | 38.7 | 43.3 |
 | Not discussed | 62.9 | 67.5 | 64.3 |
 | Patient non-competent | 76.3 | 73.2 | 75.3 |