Source: Medical College of Wisconsin (EPERC) Synopsis: Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitations are abrupt and traumatic clinical events that frequently result in a patient’s death or permanent… Read More
Synopsis: Abstract: Objectives: End-of-life communication is crucial because most U.S. hospitals implement cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the absence of do-not-resuscitate directives (DNRs). Despite this, there… Read More
Description: This audio podcast from NPR’s All Things Considered on November 17, 2009 is about the quality of dying at the Lutheran Hospital in… Read More
Source: Medical College of Wisconsin (EPERC) Synopsis: Introduction: The basic steps in the DNR discussion for seriously ill hospitalized patients were described In Fast Fact… Read More
Source: Medical College of Wisconsin (EPERC) Synopsis: Background: ‘Code status’ discussions with seriously ill patients should always take place in the context of the larger… Read More