Effect of do-not-resuscitate orders on patients with sepsis in the medical intensive care unit: a retrospective, observational and propensity score-matched study in a tertiary referral hospital in Taiwan.
Ya-Chun ChangYing-Tang FangHung-Cheng ChenChiung-Yu LinYu-Ping ChangYu-Mu ChenChi-Han HuangKuo-Tung HuangHuang-Chih ChangMao-Chang SuYi-Hsi WangChin-Chou WangMeng-Chih LinWen-Feng FangPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
DNR orders may predict worse outcomes for patients with sepsis admitted to medical ICUs. The survival rate in the early-DNR order group was not inferior to the late-DNR order group.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- healthcare
- septic shock
- acute kidney injury
- mechanical ventilation
- primary care
- emergency department
- cross sectional
- type diabetes
- adverse drug
- adipose tissue
- free survival
- insulin resistance
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- weight loss
- glycemic control
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- drug induced