Management of the do-not-resuscitate patient undergoing anesthesia and surgery.
Some unique questions and concerns arise when a patient with do-not-resuscitate orders is taken to surgery. This issue is discussed in the context of current data on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and ethical decision-making strategies.
Anderson
E F
EF
Department of Anesthesiology, Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD.
Freeman
J W
JW
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D003657:Decision Making; D034723:Double Effect Principle; D004989:Ethics; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D018570:Risk Assessment