Defining, aligning, or declining do not resuscitate during surgery.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 24661898.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.02.019.
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Abstract
A Professor A. Droit, 93 years of age, formerly your college ethics teacher, developed a painful ischemic foot from distal aortic blockage. A daughter, who is a nurse, brought him to the hospital. He has multiple comorbidities, including leukemia for which he is getting chemotherapy. He agrees to surgery but hands you a completed do not resuscitate (DNR) form and insists it be honored throughout his care. As the operative wound is being closed, he has a slow ventricular tachycardia, which does not respond to intravenous therapy. You should:
Medical subject headings
- Informed Consent
- Resuscitation Orders
- Vascular Surgical Procedures