title: Do patients die because they have DNR orders, or do they have DNR orders because they are going to die?
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Sulmasy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D028761:Withholding Treatment