DNR orders are tied to worse surgery outcomes, study finds
Researchers found that almost 25% of patients with do-not-resuscitate orders died within a month of surgery -- a percentage almost three times higher compared with a control group -- although the outcomes varied based on surgery type. The study in the Archives of Surgery also found a higher number of complications, such as pneumonia and stroke, among those with DNR orders. Reuters (4/18)
Are all of these, not risks of surgery, even for the healthy?
Most DNR patients have this status for a reason, and these days, many more people are simply planning ahead. In any hospital, How many times a day are Advanced Directives addressed? Major surgery needs to be seriously evaluated with any patient who has major illnesses to begin with, and we all know they seldom have just one body system failing after a certain age.
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