DNR Orders and Foregoing Treatment
John Carney
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests Do Not Resuscitate Orders may prompt caregivers to forego treatments that patients may have wanted.
Lorell LaBoube, host of The Bioethics Channel, examines the issues with Karin Porter Williamson, MD of the University of Kansas Hospital, and John Carney, President/CEO of the Center for Practical Bioethics.
Labels: do not resuscitate orders; medical ethics; medical futility; bioethics; POLST; TPOPP
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