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..

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.

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

anaesthetist employed in the Netherlands working in a academic of non-academic hospital.

De identified individual participant data for all primary and secondary outcome measures will be made available

within 6 months of study completion

data acces will be reviewed. requestors will be required to sign a data access agreement