Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) orders: A systematic review of the barriers and facilitators of decision-making and implementation

Resuscitation

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 99-113

  Mockford, Carole ^a   Fritz, Zoë ^b,g   George, Rob ^c,d   Court, Rachel ^a   Grove, Amy ^a   Clarke, Ben ^e   Field, Richard ^f,g   Perkins, Gavin D ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; DNACPR orders; Implementation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; DO NOT ATTEMPT CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ORDER; MORBIDITY; NURSING COMPETENCE; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DECISION MAKING; STANDARDS;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 84922808366     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.11.016     Document Type: Review

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