Do-not-resuscitate order: A view throughout the world

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-21

  Santonocito, Cristina ^a   Ristagno, Giuseppe ^b   Gullo, Antonino ^a   Weil, Max Harry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced directives; Continuing education; DNR order; Ethics; Medical professionalism

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL ORDER; PROFESSIONALISM; RELIGION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SOCIETY; STANDARDIZATION; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 84870850533     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.07.005     Document Type: Review

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