Defining, aligning, or declining do not resuscitate during surgery.
J Vasc Surg
; 59(4): 1152-3, 2014 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24661898
ABSTRACT
A Professor A. Droit, 93 years of age, formerly your college ethics teacher, developed a painful ischemic foot from distal aortic blockage. A daughter, who is a nurse, brought him to the hospital. He has multiple comorbidities, including leukemia for which he is getting chemotherapy. He agrees to surgery but hands you a completed do not resuscitate (DNR) form and insists it be honored throughout his care. As the operative wound is being closed, he has a slow ventricular tachycardia, which does not respond to intravenous therapy. You should
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares
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Ordens quanto à Conduta (Ética Médica)
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Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article