To resuscitate or not ... in the operating room: the need for hospital policies for surgeons regarding DNR orders.
As more Americans have become aware of end-of-life planning, health care professionals are faced with more "Do Not Resuscitate" orders. A patient with a terminal condition who has signed such an order may enter the operating room for a surgical procedure; few hospitals have developed protocols to assist the medical staff. In most hospitals, it is unclear whether the medical staff should honor the "DNR" or follow the traditional resuscitation protocol of the operating room.
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Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
D024362:Advance Directive Adherence; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000592:standards; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment