In the immortal words of rock legend Jim Morrison, "No one here gets out alive." But more and more patients want some say in how they will leave. Historically, the healthcare profession has been slow ...

Communication interventions, including videos, are strongly associated with patient decisions regarding do-not-resuscitate code status and improve patient knowledge about resuscitation measures and ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders are common in patients hospitalized with heart failure—how common varies widely among hospitals—and they have a big influence on centers' risk-adjusted ...

Despite current guidelines that recommend waiting 48-72 hours after in-hospital cardiac arrest to assess patient prognosis, registry data show marked variation among US hospitals as to when survivors ...

Though much work remains, the authors say early results show promise for improvement in incidence of code status documentation within health records in the outpatient setting. Documentation of a ...

Background: Patients want physicians to ascertain their wishes related to resuscitation, yet such discussions of “code status” are often delayed in the hospital setting, which compromises patient ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Although advance care planning (ACP) in this population improves ...