Do Not ResuscitateDNRTraumaInjuryOutcomeBACKGROUND: Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders have been associated with poor outcomes in surgical patients. There is limited literature on admitted trauma patients with advanced directives indicating DNR status before admission (preadmission DNR [PADNR])....
An end-of-life plan that includes a recorded do-not-resuscitate directive significantly increases a person's chances of dying where she chooses. A brief research report is published inAnnals of Internal Medicine. Most persons report that they would prefer to die at home or inhospice care, but...
A do-not-resuscitate order instructs healthcare providers to refrain from cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if a patient’s breathing stops or if the patient’s heart stops beating. CPR can also pose a dilemma, but one worth considering, especially in the context of your health (or the heal...
The do-not-resuscitate-like (DNRL) order, a medical directive for limiting life-sustaining treatment in the end-of-life care of children with cancer: experience of major cancer center in BrazilDo-not-resuscitate orderCancerPediatricSolid tumor...
Our objective is to describe the prevalence of advance directives (AD) and do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders among stage IV cancer patients with acute care surgery consultations, and the associated outcomes. This is a single institution retrospective review over an eight-year period. Two hundred ...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to...doi:10.1080/07317115.2018.1461164Fang, Yu-ChiungPai, Ming-ChyiWang, Liang-ChaoYang, Ya-PingLi, Chung-YiLee, Feng-PingWang, Jing-JyClinical Gerontologist
Objectives: In the event of cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure used to maintain the heart and lungs functional simultaneously. The do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order prohibits CPR and is therefore legally required.