Resuscitation Status of the Elderly

Resuscitation of patients in hospital following cardiopulmonary arrest is a standard procedure. Such intervention is not always appropriate, and this article examines some of the issues involved in making the decision not to resuscitate, with particular reference to elderly patients. The effectivene...

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Autores principales: Smith, Elizabeth M., Hastie, Ian R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Physicians of London 1992
Materias:
Medical Ethics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5375545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1432877
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description Resuscitation of patients in hospital following cardiopulmonary arrest is a standard procedure. Such intervention is not always appropriate, and this article examines some of the issues involved in making the decision not to resuscitate, with particular reference to elderly patients. The effectiveness and possible adverse effects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the elderly are considered, along with ethical aspects of the problem such as how to discuss the pros and cons with the patient and relatives.
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spelling pubmed-53755452019-01-22 Resuscitation Status of the Elderly Smith, Elizabeth M. Hastie, Ian R. J R Coll Physicians Lond Medical Ethics Resuscitation of patients in hospital following cardiopulmonary arrest is a standard procedure. Such intervention is not always appropriate, and this article examines some of the issues involved in making the decision not to resuscitate, with particular reference to elderly patients. The effectiveness and possible adverse effects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the elderly are considered, along with ethical aspects of the problem such as how to discuss the pros and cons with the patient and relatives. Royal College of Physicians of London 1992-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5375545/ /pubmed/1432877 Text en © Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London 1992 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , which permits non-commercial use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.
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