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Management of the do-not-resuscitate patient undergoing anesthesia and surgery
1Department of Anesthesiology, Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD.
South Dakota Journal of Medicine
|November 1, 1992
Abstract:
Some unique questions and concerns arise when a patient with do-not-resuscitate orders is taken to surgery. This issue is discussed in the context of current data on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and ethical decision-making strategies.
Keywords:
Death and Euthanasia