title: [Decision to withdraw cardiopulmonary resuscitation at Norwegian hospitals].
abstract: We present a survey on the use of do-not-resuscitate orders in Norwegian hospitals based on mailed questionnaires. 559 doctors, at least one from every somatic hospital in Norway responded. Do-not-resuscitate orders were issued by 92% of these doctors. There were large differences, however, as to who made the decision, who was involved in the decision-making, the consequences of a do-not-resuscitate order, and how the orders were documented. Formal rules for do-not-resuscitate orders are needed.
authors.affiliation: Medisinsk klinikk Ullevål sykehus, Oslo.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sandstad
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aabakken
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Enger
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Bestemmelse om å avstå fra hjerte-lunge-redning ved norske sykehus.