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Perioperative Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders [PDF]

open access: yesAMA Journal of Ethics, 2015
Although there are valid reasons to suspend do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders during surgery, the decision to do so should be discussed with patients and should take into account their goals and objectives.
openaire   +2 more sources

A descriptive analysis of obstacles to fulfilling the end of life care goals among cardiac arrest patients

open access: yesResuscitation Plus, 2021
Background and Objectives: Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on cardiac arrest patients with Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders does not respect patients’ autonomy.
Ghania Haddad   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taiwanese Parents' Experience of Making a “Do Not Resuscitate” Decision for Their Child in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

open access: yesAsian Nursing Research, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to explore the parental experience of making a “do not resuscitate” (DNR) decision for their child who is or was cared for in a pediatric intensive care unit in Taiwan. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was
Shu-Mei Liu, RN, MN   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Managing clinical uncertainty: an ethnographic study of the impact of critical care outreach on end‐of‐life transitions in ward‐based critically ill patients with a life‐limiting illness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
© 2018 Crown copyright. Journal of Clinical Nursing © 2018 John Wiley & Sons LtdRapid response teams, such as critical care outreach teams, have prominent roles in managing end-of-life transitions in critical illness, often questioning appropriateness of
Mclellan, Jude   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Knowledge and attitudes of physicians in Chile toward Do-Not-Attempt-Resuscitation orders: A cross-sectional nation-wide study

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine
Objective: Do-Not-Attempt-Resuscitation orders originated in the early 1960s with the establishment of advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation. These orders aim to limit therapeutic efforts in cases where it may be futile.
Yelson Alejandro Picón-Jaimes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of do-not-attempt-resuscitation decisions in patients with infratentorial or large supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhages and consequences thereafter: a register-based, longitudinal study in Sweden

open access: yesBMC Neurology, 2023
Objectives Do-not-attempt-resuscitation (DNAR) decisions for patients with infratentorial or large supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhages (ICHs) pose clinical and ethical challenges.
Amanda Soomägi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Order Rates in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Pneumonia

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background Descriptions of do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) orders in heart failure (HF) are limited. We describe use of DNAR orders in HF hospitalizations relative to other common conditions, focusing on race.
Supriya Shore   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy due to Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in PIGM

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective PIGM encodes a critical enzyme in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchor biosynthesis pathway. While promoter‐region mutations in PIGM have been associated with a relatively mild phenotype characterized by portal vein thrombosis and absence seizures, recent evidence suggests that coding‐region mutations result in a more severe
Júlia Sala‐Coromina   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of the end-of-life decisions of patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia after the enforcement of the life-sustaining treatment decision act in Korea

open access: yesBMC Medical Ethics, 2023
Background Although the Life-Sustaining Treatment (LST) Decision Act was enforced in 2018 in Korea, data on whether it is well established in actual clinical settings are limited.
Ae-Rin Baek   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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