Do-not-resuscitate orders for critically ill patients in intensive care

End-of-life decision making frequently occurs in the intensive care unit (ICU). There is a lack of information on how a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order affects treatments received by critically ill patients in ICUs. The objectives of this study were: (1) to compare the use of life support therapies b...

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Authors: Chang, Yuanmay (Author) ; Huang, Chin-Feng (Author) ; Lin, Chia-Chin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2010
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2010, Volume: 17, Issue: 4, Pages: 445-455
Further subjects:B Intensive Care Unit
B Taiwan
B do not resuscitate
B Life Support Care
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