This paper reviews some of the difficulties in implementing perioperative reevaluation of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders and suggests several strategies for perioperative DNR policies. Policies should be written, designed and implemented at the level of the institution, and be sufficiently flexible to...
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...
Canada Correspondingauthor:NaseerAhmed,naseer.ahmed@cancercare.mb.caDisclosurescanbefoundinAdditionalInformationattheendofthearticleAbstractBackground:DoNotResuscitate(DNR)isasignificantbutchallengingpartofend-of-lifediscussionswhendealingwithincurablelungcancerpatients.Wehaveexploredtheperceptionsandpreferencesofpatients,...
doi:10.1016/S0894-8321(86)80054-7BioethicscommitteeACEPSDOSAeromedical Journal
Do Not Resuscitate Orders: Guidelines in PracticeHendrick, JudithBrennan, CarolNottingham L.jHendrick, J., Brennan, C., 1997. Do not resuscitate orders: guidelines in practice. Nottingham Law Journal 6, 24-46.
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This descriptive qualitative study examines the process of developing and implementing policies on two types of advance directives, Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) and Degrees of Intervention (DI), in Long Term Care (LTC) facilities in British Columbia.; A thematic analysis of the qualitative data ...
Ethical Guidelines for the Anesthesia Care of Patients with Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders or Other DirectivesHouse, A S AResuscitate, Donot
American College of Emergency Physicians: Guidelines for 'Do Not Resuscitate' orders in the prehospital setting. Ann Emerg Med 1988; 17:1106- 1108American College of Emergency Physicians: Guidelines for "do not resuscitate" orders in the prehospital setting. Ann Emerg Med 1988;17:1106-1108....