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St. Patrick's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. dlyons@stpatsmail.comIssue Date
2011-09MeSH
Advance DirectivesCardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Health Care Surveys
Heart Arrest
Humans
Ireland
Nursing Homes
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CPR in the nursing home: fool's errand or looming dilemma? 2011, 180 (3):673-8 Ir J Med SciJournal
Irish journal of medical scienceDOI
10.1007/s11845-011-0704-6PubMed ID
21431395Abstract
The indications for CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) have expanded greatly since the technique was introduced and theoretically it can be attempted on all prior to death. Policy initiatives (such as the British Medical Association/Royal College of Nursing guidelines) have attempted to provide a clinical rationale for the withholding of inappropriate CPR. Traditionally a care home was felt to be an inappropriate environment to attempt CPR but increased use of advance directives may bring the issue to the fore in this setting.Item Type
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1863-4362ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s11845-011-0704-6
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