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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-11
pubmed:abstractText
We used a survey to determine the prevalence of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) guidelines and protocols, and opinions related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in facilities that provide long-term care (LTC) in Ontario. Questionnaires completed by 357 of 474 facilities providing LTC, revealed that most have written DNR policies. Over half inform residents about the policy on admission, and a third later on, with most indicating DNR status on the chart. Over half the institutions can provide CPR, mostly basic cardiac life support. Most institutions rely on emergency ambulance services to treat cardiac arrests. In the absence of a DNR order, almost half will perform CPR, and a quarter have a protocol to deal with this circumstance. Most respondents indicated that staff, families and residents would welcome a protocol to deal with absent DNR orders in cardiac arrests. Most believe that staff, families and residents would welcome DNR as the basic policy, with CPR as the exception. There is a high awareness in facilities that provide LTC of the limits of CPR in the elderly. Without specific legislation, most facilities have policies and protocols, but there are inconsistencies across Ontario.
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0035-8800
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
KIE
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
332-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Do-not-resuscitate practice, guidelines and policies in long-term care in Ontario: results of a survey.
pubmed:affiliation
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst St., North York ON M6A 2E1, Canada. m.gordon@utoronto.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article