Effect of do-not-resuscitate orders on patients with sepsis in the medical intensive care unit: a retrospective, observational and propensity score-matched study in a tertiary referral hospital in Taiwan

Effect of do-not-resuscitate orders on patients with sepsis in the medical intensive care unit: a retrospective, observational and propensity score-matched study in a tertiary referral hospital in Taiwan

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to determine whether do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders affect outcomes in patients with sepsis admitted to intensive care unit (ICU).DesignThis is a retrospective observational study.ParticipantsWe enrolled 796 consecutive adult intensive care patients at Kaohsiung C...

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Main Authors: Ya-Chun Chang, Ying-Tang Fang, Hung-Cheng Chen, Chiung-Yu Lin, Yu-Ping Chang, Yu-Mu Chen, Chi-Han Huang, Kuo-Tung Huang, Huang-Chih Chang, Mao-Chang Su, Yi-Hsi Wang, Chin-Chou Wang, Meng-Chih Lin, Wen-Feng Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e029041.full

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