PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - Wilke, William S.
AU  - Agich, George J.
AU  - Arroliga, Alejandro C.
TI  - Appropriate use of DNR orders: A practical approach
DP  - 2000 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 392--400
VI  - 67
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/6/392.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/6/392.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2000 Jun 01; 67
AB  - Too often, physicians, patients, and families make end-of-life care decisions despite poor physician-patient communication and misunderstanding by the patient and family about the effectiveness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We describe an approach to resolving conflict and reaching consensus on end-of-life care. This approach supports physician judgment to withhold futile treatment within the constraints of law and patient autonomy.