Do not attempt resuscitation: the importance of consensual decisions
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Do not attempt resuscitation: the importance of consensual decisions.
AIMS To describe the involvement and input of physicians and nurses in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR / do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) decisions; to analyse decision patterns; and understand the practical implications. DESIGN A Qualitative Grounded Theory study using one-time open-ended interviews with 40 volunteer physicians and 52 nurses drawn from acute care wards with mixes of he...
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عنوان ژورنال: Swiss Medical Weekly
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1424-7860,1424-3997
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2011.13157