Improving decision-making and documentation relating to do not attempt resuscitation orders

Resuscitation

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-144

  Butler, J V ^a,b   Pooviah, P K ^a   Cunningham, D ^a   Hasan, M ^a  

^a ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Do not resuscitate orders

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0038397600     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(03)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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