Practice and Predictors of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in a Tertiary-Care Intensive Care Unit in Saudi Arabia.

Abdulrahman AsiriFarhan Zayed AleneziHani TamimMusharaf SadatFelwa Bin HumaidWedyan AlWehaibiHasan M Al-DorziYasir Adnan AlzoubiSamiyah Alrawey AlanaziBrintha NaiduYaseen M Arabi

Published in: Critical care research and practice (2024)

In a tertiary-care hospital in Saudi Arabia, 13% of critically ill patients had DNR orders during ICU stay. This study identified several predictors of DNR orders, including the severity of illness and poor premorbid functional status.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
tertiary care
mechanical ventilation
healthcare
primary care