(ACS NSQIP)for all patients undergoing hip fracture surgery over a 7 year period in hospitals across the United States enrolled in ACS NSQIP with and without Do Not Resuscitate Status.We measured patient demographics including DNR status,co-morbidities,frailty and functional baseline,surgical and ...
BACKGROUND: Despite a well-described association of age and injury with mortality and decreased functional status, inpatient mortality studies have traditionally not included analysis of do not resuscitate (DNR) status. We hypothesized that the increased likelihood of DNR status in older patients alters...
Outcomes of patients who have do not resuscitate status prior to being admitted to an intensive care unit. Scientifica 2016, 2016, 1513946. [Google Scholar] Ma, J.; Chi, S.; Buettner, B.; Pollard, K.; Muir, M.; Kolekar, C.; Al-Hammadi, N.; Chen, L.; Kollef, M.; Dans, M...
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...
Obtaining consent for do-not-resuscitate status: Advice from experienced nursesdoi:10.1016/S0029-6554(06)80002-3Mary Ann JezewskiNursing OutlookJezewski, M.A. (1996). Obtaining consent for do-not- resuscitate status: Advice from experienced nurses. Nursing Outlook, 44(3), 114-119....
Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) is well conceptualized, understood and implemented in developed countries in comparison to developing countries. DNR, DNAR (Do-Not-Attempt-Resuscitation), and AND (Allow-Natural-Death) are the same instructions or orders with an equal meaning. DNR is a therapeutic decisio...
Thea’s mother is admitted to the hospital with an infection and she is asking why do the doctors keep on convincing her to put her mom into a “Do Not Resuscitate” status? My Mom is Admitted to the Hospital wit...
Hospitalized patients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders commonly require surgical procedures. When this occurs, the usual practice in our medical center is to suspend the DNR order during the perioperative period. Few studies provide the patient perspective regarding automatic DNR suspension. The ...
We observed 55 inpatients with "do-not-resuscitate" (DNR) orders to determine what happened to their DNR status after hospital discharge. All were admitted to the medical service of a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital. Of the 55 patients, 16 died in the hospital, 10 were discharged to...
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders for Critically III Patients in the Hospital: How Are They Used and What Is Their Impact? We studied compliance with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders at a university hospital where a DNR protocol has existed since 1979. Documentation of DNR statu......