The legal status of 'no code orders'.
No code orders, lacking explicit definition and direct legal authority, pose many liability hazards for hospital medical staffs dealing with terminally ill patients. The decision to withhold life-support procedures must consider the high risk involved. Various situations that might entail no code orders are presented along with suggestions concerning the use of these orders.
D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008318:Malpractice; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment