Advance decisions on resuscitation
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A framework for making advance decisions on resuscitation.
Decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) continue to cause difficulties for healthcare professionals. Current UK guidelines provide information on the underlying principles, but do not include a clear decision framework. The resulting confusion about when and who to ask about CPR can result in an inappropriate burden being placed on patients, partners or families. A simple clinical d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-6-661