A living will misinterpreted as a DNR order: Confusion compromises patient care

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 629-632

  Katsetos, Antonios D ^a   Mirarchi, Ferdinando L ^a  

^a HAMOT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

advance directives; DNR orders; end of life care; geriatrics; living wills

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DO NOT RESUSCITATE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVING WILL; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; POWER OF ATTORNEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SLURRED SPEECH; UNILATERAL BLINDNESS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; LIVING WILLS; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIANS; RESUSCITATION; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 79958771296     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: 07364679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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