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11334696

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
While limiting and foregoing therapy at the end of life is now accepted on medical, ethical, moral and legal grounds, many Americans continue to die with heroic measures being taken to prevent their death. When the patient does eventually die, attempts are frequently made to revive the patient by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). While CPR may result in the establishment of a perfusing pressure, in almost all instances, the patient succumbs despite advanced life support technology. The widespread adoption of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) protocols has not prevented CPR from being performed on patients, who are unlikely to survive. We present two cases, which highlight the modern American way of dying. We submit that poor end-of-life care may result from physicians discomfort with death, their poor communication skills and their failure to fully comprehend the benefits and limitations of advanced life support technology. Furthermore, we maintain that CPR should only be performed on patients, who are likely to derive benefit from this intervention.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0300-9572
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
99-103
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
CPR in terminally ill patients?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA. paul.marik@verizon.net
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports