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10670299

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-17
pubmed:abstractText
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is now established medical practice for all in-hospital cardiac arrests except where a specific 'do not resuscitate' (DNR) order is in place. This article explores many of the ethical and moral issues surrounding CPR and the use of DNR orders. It examines the success rate of in-hospital CPR and raises the question of what constitutes outcome success by illustrating that at best only 15% of resuscitated patients survive to hospital discharge. The article proposes that both patients and healthcare professionals grossly overestimate the success of CPR and suggests that many elderly patients might choose not to be resuscitated if they were allowed to make an informed choice. It concludes by suggesting that further work needs to be undertaken with regard to early assessment of all in-hospital patients, combined with realistic and frank communication between healthcare professionals and patients if futile, undignified and costly deaths are to be avoided.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0966-0461
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
810-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: are practitioners being realistic?
pubmed:affiliation
Coronary Care Unit, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review