Advance Directive and Do-Not-Resuscitate Status among Advanced Cancer Patients with Acute Care Surgical Consultation

Formal communication of end-of-life preferences is crucial among patients with metastatic cancer. Our objective is to describe the prevalence of advance directives (AD) and do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders among stage IV cancer patients with acute care surgery consultations, and the associated outcom...

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Published in:	The American surgeon Vol. 84; no. 10; p. 1565
Main Authors:	Marcia, Lobsang, Ashman, Zane W, Pillado, Eric B, Kim, Dennis Y, Plurad, David S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-10-2018
Subjects:	Advance Directives - statistics & numerical data Age Factors California - epidemiology Critical Care - statistics & numerical data Female Hospital Mortality Humans Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Metastasis Neoplasms - mortality Neoplasms - surgery Patient Preference Prognosis Resuscitation Orders California
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