Changes in the use of do-not-resuscitate orders after implementation of the patient self-determination act

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 343-349

  Baker, David W ^a,b,c   Einstadter, Doug ^a,b   Husak, Scott ^a   Cebul, Randall D ^a,b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Quality of health care; Resuscitation order

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PNEUMONIA; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; LEGAL APPROACH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OHIO; PATIENT SELF-DETERMINATION ACT; PNEUMONIA; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038037727     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20522.x     Document Type: Article

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