To assess anesthesiologists' knowledge about palliative care through an individual questionnaire. The sample was 95, with 65 male and 30 female. Sixty-two of the anesthesiologists reported quality of life as the term that best expresses the palliative care, and 53 consider the combination of home care/ hospital the most convenient for the treatment of a patient who requires palliative care. It was observed that 83.2% of the interviewed (n = 79) have not been prepared for patients who require palliative care and that 88.4% mention to a colleague when a patient dies (n = 84). Most respondents (n = 46) disagreed with the practice of euthanasia. As for the perception of palliative care on a scale of 0 (no knowledge) to 10 (full knowledge), there was a majority of the average response of 5 (n = 28). It shows the need to reflect about care in the filed of anesthesiology.
Paliative care; Terminal care; Terminally ill