The Final Day: What Happens Without a Pre-Existing Do Not Resuscitate Order?
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Children with cancer may not have a do not resuscitate (DNR) order, yet absence rarely guarantees cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In a review of 344 inpatient deaths over a decade, 85% had DNR orders; 20% received CPR, mostly for perceived reversibility. Intensive care unit location and active chemotherapy were associated with fewer DNR orders. Families often declined CPR, despite absence of a DNR order, when death was imminent.
Medical subject headings
- Resuscitation Orders
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Neoplasms