Resuscitation policy should focus on the patient, not the decision

BMJ. 2017 Feb 28:356:j813. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j813.

Abstract

Zoë Fritz and colleagues discuss new approaches to resuscitation decisions that incorporate broader goals of care

MeSH terms

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / ethics*
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / psychology
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / standards
  • Consent Forms
  • Decision Making, Organizational*
  • Emergency Treatment / ethics*
  • Emergency Treatment / standards
  • Humans
  • Patient Advocacy / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Resuscitation
  • Resuscitation Orders / ethics*
  • Resuscitation Orders / psychology
  • Survival Rate
  • Terminal Care / ethics
  • Terminal Care / psychology
  • Terminal Care / standards