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...
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BACKGROUND: Serious problems exist with respect to documentation of do not resuscitate (DNR) orders. We studied the impact of a procedure-specific DNR order form on documentation of these orders. METHODS: We prospectively compared DNR chart documentation during a 3-month period before and after im...
Insights into Chinese perspectives on do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders from an examination of DNR order form completeness for cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 2013;21(9):2593-8.Wen K-Y, Lin Y-C, Cheng J-F, Chou P-C, Wei C-H, Chen Y-F, et al. Insights into Chinese ...
Objective: This study aimed to analyse whether patients with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order were more likely to be subject to the withholding of cardiac resuscitation and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in the ICU. Methods: This retrospective study collected data regarding the demographics...