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What is the true definition of a “Do-Not-Resuscitate” order? A Japanese perspective

BACKGROUND: Japan has no official guidelines for do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders. Therefore, we investigated the effect of DNR orders on physician decision making in relation to performing noncardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and CPR procedures. METHODS: A case-scenario-based questionnaire that in...

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Autores principales: Hiraoka, Eiji, Homma, Yosuke, Norisue, Yasuhiro, Naito, Takaki, Kataoka, Yuko, Hamada, Osamu, Den, Yo, Takahashi, Osamu, Fujitani, Shigeki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4935165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27418851
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S105302