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Review Case Reports
Do-not-resuscitate. Orders in surgery: decreasing the confusion.
- Kay A Ball.
- Virginia Commonwialth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
- AORN J. 2009 Jan 1; 89 (1): 140-6; quiz 147-50.
AbstractPatients have the right to make decisions regarding their medical care, including the right to refuse treatment or to issue do-not-resuscitate orders as part of an advance directive. Health care providers must comply with the patient's wishes regarding care. Automatic suspension or continuation of a do-not-resuscitate order for a patient undergoing surgery cannot be justified. Surgical team members should consult with the patient and, if necessary, with an ethics expert or committee to determine whether the do-not-resuscitate order is to be maintained or completely or partially suspended during anesthesia and surgery. All surgical departments should have a written policy and procedure concerning the treatment of patients with do-not-resuscitate orders.
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