Consideration of advance directives by emergency physicians in patients with cardiac arrest: a clinical vignettes-based qualitative study

Consideration of advance directives by emergency physicians in patients with cardiac arrest: a clinical vignettes-based qualitative study

Abstract Background Emergency medical services (EMS) must incorporate the patient’s physiologic state and end-of-life wishes when determining whether to initiate and/or continue cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This study aims to describe and analyze the use of advance directives (ADs) in CPR by...

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Main Authors: Pierre-Élie Ménégaux, Aline Chassagne, Abdo Khoury, Tania Marx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Cardiac arrest
Emergency medical services
Advance directive
Do-not-attempt-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation orders
Ethics
Decision-making
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-024-00763-6
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