In our article" Eligibility for CPR: Is every death a cardiac arrest?",'we suggested that it might
be ethical for a physician to write a" Do not resuscitate"(DNR) order in a chart without …

I n her recent article'Dr. Francoise E. Baylis takes issue with Drs. Robert Buckman and John
Senn's recommenda-tions on eligibility for cardiopul-monary resuscitation (CPR). 2 …

If, as Buckman and Senn maintain, matters ofquality of life and financial considerations do
not inform their argument in support of unilateral DNR orders there would seem to be no …

Buckman and Senn ask" Is every death a cardiac arrest?" 2 My opinion is No. A patient with
acute leukemia resistant to thera-py is likely to die from cerebral hemorrhage or pneumonia …

The article presents the author's insights on the importance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) at death. It discusses the confusion on CPR and do not resuscitate (DNR) instructions …

IRECENTLY CONDUCTED my monthly teaching tients, because they are dying from organ
fail-session with the oncology ward team; I asked ure unrelated to sudden cardiopulmonary …

The CMA believes that there are conditions of ill health and inevitable death for which a “no
resuscitation” order, signed by the attending physician, is appropriate and ethically …

C urrent CMA procedural guidelines on resuscitative intervention for the terminally ill clearly
stipulate that when the clinical assessment of a patient justifies the writing of a" Do not …

Objective To describe the changes that have occurred in the United States since medicine
has moved away from a paternalistic model to one that promotes patient autonomy and self …

EDrrOR,-I wish to add a further dimension to Dominique Florin's editorial on decisions about
cardiopulmonary resuscitation.'For a" do not resuscitate" order to behumane, ethical …