Should patient consent be required to write a do not resuscitate order?

Roadblocks to do-not-resuscitate orders. A study in policy implementation.

BACKGROUND Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a potentially lifesaving procedure, is initiated on hospitalized patients who have an arrest in the absence of a written do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. New York State Law specifies that attending physicians may write a DNR order on an adult patient either with his/her consent or that of a surrogate. Under specified circumstances, concurring physician a...

Informed consent and the ethical management of the older patient.

Informed consent in elderly patients presents many ethical and legal challenges. Most aging patients are competent to provide consent for medical care. The purpose of informed consent is to promote autonomy, to protect a patient from undesired treatment, and to help the patient to make appropriate medical care decisions that correlate with his or her personal values. A surrogate decision-maker ...

Analysis of “Do Not Resuscitate” Order in Patients without Established Life based on the Article 372 of the Islamic Penal Code

Introduction: In the present era, it is possible to maintain vital organs considering the major advances in medical science. Saving the lives of patients and resuscitation their life is possible through medical science and instruments. Although the use of medical instruments is beneficial in most cases and have satisfactory results, but in some cases, severe disorders are observed in function o...

ملاحظات اخلاقی در جایگزینی دندان با ایمپلنت

Replacement of missing teeth with dental implants has received growing popularity in recent years. In order to select the proper treatment plan the clinician should provide a list of all applicable options. Decisions on the treatment of the edentulous area should be performed in consultation with the patient while taking into account the four principles of bioethics, that is, respect for autono...

Should a reversible, but lethal, incident not be treated when a patient has a do-not-resuscitate order?