DNR orders in the OR.

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dc.contributor.authorTungpalan, L
dc.contributor.authorTan, S Y
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-25T23:10:39Z
dc.date.available2016-10-25T23:10:39Z
dc.date.issued2001-03
dc.description.abstractPatients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders may elect to have palliative surgery. Should DNR orders be automatically suspended in the operating room (OR)? This article addresses the following issues: (1) Ethics of DNR orders. (2) The American Society of Anesthesiology's Ethical Guidelines for the Anesthesia Care of Patients with Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders or Other Directives that Limit Treatment. (3) The Statement of the American College of Surgeons on Advance Directives by Patients. (4) Current hospital policies regarding perioperative DNR policies in Hawaii. (5) Recommendations to improve DNR policies in the OR.
dc.identifier.issn0017-8594
dc.identifier.pubmed11320613
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/53788
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subject.meshEthics, Medical
dc.subject.meshGuidelines as Topic
dc.subject.meshHawaii
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshOperating Rooms
dc.subject.meshResuscitation Orders
dc.subject.meshUnited States
dc.titleDNR orders in the OR.
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.dcmiText
prism.number3
prism.pagerange64-7
prism.publicationnameHawaii Medical Journal
prism.volume60

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