Open AccessDeath and do-not-resuscitate order in the emergency department: A three-year retrospective study in the Chinese mainland
Author(s) -
Chuanqi Ding,
Yuping Zhang,
Yuwei Wang,
Minghui Yang,
Sa Wang,
Nianqi Cui,
Jingfen Jin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1920-8642
DOI - 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2020.04.005
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , emergency department , confidence interval , referral , do not resuscitate order , retrospective cohort study , do not resuscitate , emergency medicine , pediatrics , family medicine , intensive care medicine , psychiatry
Consenting to do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders is an important and complex medical decision-making process in the treatment of patients at the end-of-life in emergency departments (EDs). The DNR decision in EDs has not been extensively studied, especially in the Chinese mainland.