RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Appropriate use of DNR orders: A practical approach
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 392
OP 400
VO 67
IS 6
A2 Wilke, William S.
A1 Agich, George J.
A1 Arroliga, Alejandro C.
YR 2000
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/6/392.abstract
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.