Partial do-not-resuscitate orders: a hazard to patient safety and clinical outcomes?

Alan Sanders; Melissa Schepp; Marianne Baird

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Partial do-not-resuscitate orders: a hazard to patient safety and clinical outcomes?

March 16, 2011

Sanders A, Schepp M, Baird M. Crit Care Med. 2011;39(1):14-8.

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This review discusses potential risks stemming from partial do-not-resuscitate orders, including misunderstandings that could create delays in care.

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