Evaluation of do not resuscitate orders (DNR) in a Swiss community hospital

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 364-367

  Junod Perron, N ^a   Morabia, A ^b   de Torrente A ^a  

^a Hôpital de la Ville   (Switzerland)

^b Hôpital Cantonal   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SWITZERLAND;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0036905185     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.28.6.364     Document Type: Article

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