Do-not-resuscitate orders associated with poor surgical outcomes even for non-emergency procedures
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 15:32
in Health & Medicine
Surgical patients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders appear to be at higher risk for poor surgical outcomes, according to a report published online today by the Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The study will appear in the August print issue of the journal.