Hospital do-not-resuscitate orders: why they have failed and how to fix them.

Jacqueline K. Yuen; Carrington Reid; Michael D. Fetters

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Hospital do-not-resuscitate orders: why they have failed and how to fix them.

October 26, 2011

Yuen JK, Reid C, Fetters MD. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26(7):791-7.

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The review reveals shortcomings associated with do-not-resuscitate orders and suggests strategies to improve communication and hospital culture.

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