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Christy E Cauley¹, Areej R El-Jawahri², Juliet C Jacobsen²

¹Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Journal of Palliative Medicine

|November 14, 2019

Summary

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Adding a do-not-operate (DNO) section to medical orders for life-sustaining treatment forms can better document patient wishes for invasive interventions. This aims to reduce suffering from nonbeneficial surgeries in terminally ill patients.

Keywords:

DNI DNO DNR end of life goals of care palliative surgery

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Palliative Care
Health Policy

Background:

Current medical orders for life-sustaining treatment (MOLST/POLST) address resuscitation and intubation but not surgical interventions.
Patients with severe illness at the end of life may undergo nonbeneficial surgical procedures.
Incomplete documentation of patient wishes can lead to unwanted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose the addition of a do-not-operate (DNO) section to MOLST and POLST forms.
To enhance the documentation of patient preferences regarding invasive interventions.
To reduce patient suffering from nonbeneficial surgical treatments.

Main Methods:

Modification of existing MOLST and POLST forms to include a DNO section.
Integration of the DNO section into hospital and electronic medical records.
Comparison with existing do-not-resuscitate (DNR) and do-not-intubate (DNI) orders.

Main Results:

The proposed DNO section would provide a more comprehensive record of patient end-of-life wishes.
It would specifically address patient preferences for surgical interventions.
This modification aims to align medical care with patient values.

Conclusions:

A DNO section on MOLST/POLST forms is a crucial addition for complete end-of-life care documentation.
Implementing DNO orders can prevent nonbeneficial surgeries and reduce suffering.
This enhancement supports patient autonomy and improves quality of life at the end of life.