A descriptive analysis of obstacles to fulfilling the end of life care goals among cardiac arrest patients

Background and Objectives: Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on cardiac arrest patients with Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders does not respect patients’ autonomy. We aimed to 1) determine the frequency of patients who wished to be DNR prior to cardiac arrest; 2) determine what proportion...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ghania Haddad, Timmy Li, Danielle Turrin, Casey Owens, Daniel Rolston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Resuscitation Plus
Subjects:
DNR
CPR
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666520421000850