Authors
Wendy G Anderson, Rebecca Chase, Steven Z Pantilat, James A Tulsky, Andrew D Auerbach
Publication date
2011/4
Journal
Journal of general internal medicine
Volume
26
Pages
359-366
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Description
BACKGROUND
Bioethicists and professional associations give specific recommendations for discussing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether attending hospitalist physicians’ discussions meet these recommendations.
DESIGN
Cross-sectional observational study on the medical services at two hospitals within a university system between August 2008 and March 2009.
PARTICIPANTS
Attending hospitalist physicians and patients who were able to communicate verbally about their medical care.
MAIN MEASURES
We identified code status discussions in audio-recorded admission encounters via physician survey and review of encounter transcripts. A quantitative content analysis was performed to determine whether …
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