&#039;Do not attempt resuscitation&#039; and &#039;cardiopulmonary resuscitation&#039; in an inpatient setting: factors influencing physicians&#039; decisions in Switzerland

Becerra, Maria-Elisa; Hurst, Samia; Junod Perron, Noëlle Astrid; Cochet, Stéphane; Elger, Bernice Simone

doi:10.1159/000319422

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Title		'Do not attempt resuscitation' and 'cardiopulmonary resuscitation' in an inpatient setting: factors influencing physicians' decisions in Switzerland
Authors		Becerra, Maria-Elisa Hurst, Samia Junod Perron, Noëlle Astrid Cochet, Stéphane Elger, Bernice Simone
Published in		Gerontology. 2011, vol. 57, no. 5, p. 414-21
Abstract		To determine the prevalence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and do-not-attempt-resuscitation (DNAR) orders, to define factors associated with CPR/DNAR orders and to explore how physicians make and document these decisions.
Keywords		Adult — Aged — Attitude to Death — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/ethics/psychology — Critical Illness/psychology — Decision Making/ethics — Ethics Committees, Clinical/statistics & numerical data — Female — Hospitals, Teaching — Humans — Inpatients/psychology — Male — Medical Futility/ethics/legislation & jurisprudence/psychology — Middle Aged — Physicians/psychology — Prognosis — Quality of Life/psychology — Resuscitation Orders/ethics/legislation & jurisprudence/psychology — Switzerland
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1159/000319422 PMID: 21099190
Full text		Article (Published version) (171 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine légale Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut Ethique Histoire Humanités
Research groups		Groupe Jean-Michel Gaspoz (23) Ethique biomédicale (783) Le Secret médical (676)
Citation (ISO format)		BECERRA, Maria-Elisa et al. 'Do not attempt resuscitation' and 'cardiopulmonary resuscitation' in an inpatient setting: factors influencing physicians' decisions in Switzerland. In: Gerontology, 2011, vol. 57, n° 5, p. 414-21. doi: 10.1159/000319422 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:24760