The Universal Form of Treatment Options (UFTO) as an Alternative to Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) Orders: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Effects on Clinical Practice and Patient Care

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Fritz, Zoë ^a   Malyon, Alexandra ^a   Frankau, Jude M ^a   Parker, Richard A ^b   Cohn, Simon ^b   Laroche, Clare M ^c   Palmer, Chris R ^b   Fuld, Jonathan P ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DO NOT ATTEMPT CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION ORDER; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIXED METHODS STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; RESUSCITATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNIVERSAL FORM OF TREATMENT OPTIONS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 84883436580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070977     Document Type: Article

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