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- Title
Guidelines for no-CPR orders.
- Authors
Kerridge, Ian H; Myser, Catherine; Mitchell, Kenneth R; Hamblin, Julie; Kerridge, I H; Myser, C; Mitchell, K R; Hamblin, J
- Abstract
A no-CPR decision is not synonymous with abandonment and does not, of itself, rescind the obligations of the health care team to provide the highest quality care. Rather, a no-CPR order is best seen as one element of a comprehensive and dynamic management plan which should be reviewed and changed as the patient's medical condition warrants. A no-CPR order, therefore, offers an opportunity to rethink the goals of therapy in the light of discussions with the critically ill patient and his or her family.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; DO-not-resuscitate orders -- Law &; legislation; CARDIOPULMONARY resuscitation; RESEARCH; RESEARCH methodology; ETHICS committees; MEDICAL cooperation; EVALUATION research; RISK assessment; CATASTROPHIC illness; MEDICAL protocols; COMPARATIVE studies; MEDICAL ethics; HEALTH care teams; PASSIVE euthanasia
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 1994, Vol 161, Issue 4, p270
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb127423.x