Determinant factors of mortality in terminally ill patients with do-not-resuscitate orders

Determinant factors of mortality in terminally ill patients with do-not-resuscitate orders

Background: This study aimed to profile the clinical pictures and identify the risk factors of mortality among terminally ill patients who visited the emergency department (ED) and had signed do-not-resuscitate (DNR) consents. Methods: This prospective study employed purposeful sampling of 200 adult...

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Main Authors: Chao-Hui Su, Shih-Chiang Hung, Wan-I Chen, Li-Hui Yang, Chi-Wei Lee, Ching-Hua Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Formosan Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
Do-not-resuscitate
mortality
terminally ill patients
Online Access:http://www.e-fjs.org/article.asp?issn=1682-606X;year=2018;volume=51;issue=6;spage=213;epage=218;aulast=Su

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