Timing is everything: Early do-not-resuscitate orders in the intensive care unit and patient outcomes.

Timing is everything: Early do-not-resuscitate orders in the intensive care unit and patient outcomes.

BACKGROUND:The use of Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) orders has increased but many are placed late in the dying process. This study is to determine the association between the timing of DNR order placement in the intensive care unit (ICU) and nurses' perceptions of patients' distress and quality...

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Main Authors: Daniel J Ouyang, Lindsay Lief, David Russell, Jiehui Xu, David A Berlin, Eliza Gentzler, Amanda Su, Zara R Cooper, Steven S Senglaub, Paul K Maciejewski, Holly G Prigerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227971

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227971

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