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Inadequate resuscitation documentation in older patients' clinical case notes
Author(s) -
Brown M.,
Ruberu R.,
Thompson C. H.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.12328
Subject(s) - medicine , documentation , resuscitation , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , computer science , programming language
This research examined the quality of resuscitation decisions documented in the clinical notes of 99 older patients within 48 h of admission. Only 34 had current documentation that was frequently inconsistent and ambiguous, leaving patients at risk of receiving inappropriate and unwanted resuscitation. Clear guidelines with community input to guide the implementation and documentation of end‐of‐life decisions are essential.