Do not resuscitateAmong patients successfully resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and admitted to California hospitals, we examined how the placement of a do not resuscitate (DNR) order in the first 24h after admission was associated with patient care, procedures and inhospital ...
Fifty-five patients (6%) had a written DNR order, although it was not always available. Of these 55 patients, ten were resuscitated, the majority of the time because the family could not produce the paperwork. A family member was listed as present 29% of the time (261 of 897 cases). ...
The intensity and nature of a patient therapeutic plan should depend upon the specific therapeutic goals. When the therapeutic plan includes a do-not-resuscitate order, the intensity of the plan may be high or low.To examine the differences in patient care requirements and hospital outcomes in pa...
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The CC/DNR form only documents one decision- Not to be resuscitated if your heart or breathing stops. The MOLST form gives you the choice to decide: yes, I do want to be resuscitated or no, I do not want to be resuscitated. MOLST also lets you document your preferences and choices ...
Most elderly patients die with an order in place that they not be given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNR order). Surveys have shown that many elderly in different parts of the world want to be resuscitated, but may lack knowledge about the specifics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Data...