An audit of resuscitation status decisions in an older adult psychiatric unit

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 214-216

  Ahmed, Kamran ^a   Daniels, Nazli ^a   Aswad, Azhar ^a   Ng, Nicola ^a   Cohen, Victoria ^a  

^a ST CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RESUSCITATION; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 78651432026     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2504     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Skerritt U, Pitt B,. 1997. 'Do not resuscitate': How? Why? and When? Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 12: 667 - 670.