Point: the ethics of unilateral "do not resuscitate" orders: the role of "informed assent".
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Ethics series, we offer this POINT/COUNTERPOINT Debate and frame it with the following vignette: At Grand Rounds regarding end-of-life issues, a visiting professor offered that when cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is unlikely to promote survival with a reasonable quality of life, he shares his assessment with the patient. If the patient does not object, he enters a “no CPR” order in the patient’s medical record.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 132 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007