title: Suspending do-not-resuscitate orders during anesthesia and surgery.
abstract: We outline a model hospital policy that amends existing do-not-resuscitate (DNR) policies to temporarily suspend DNR orders during the perioperative period. The policy amendment is justified because, by accommodating the needs of the DNR patient, the surgeon, and the anesthesiologist, it contributes to the betterment of patient care.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bernat
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Grabowski
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000592:standards*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014481:United States