Abstract
Clinical Problems With the Performance of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in The Netherlands
Groenewoud J H~~van der Heide A~~et al
The characteristics & frequency of clinical problems with the performance of euthanasia & physician-assisted suicide were analyzed. 114 cases of assisted suicide & 535 cases of euthanasia in The Netherlands were studied. Problems of any type were more frequent in cases of assisted suicide than euthanasia. Complications occurred in 7% of cases of assisted suicide & problems with completion occurred in 16% of cases. Physicians sometimes administered a lethal medication because of these problems.