CARDIOPULMONARY-RESUSCITATION - DOCTORS AND NURSES EXPECT TOO MUCH

Authors
WAGG A KINIRONS M STEWART K
Citation
A. Wagg et al., CARDIOPULMONARY-RESUSCITATION - DOCTORS AND NURSES EXPECT TOO MUCH, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 29(1), 1995, pp. 20-24
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London → ACNP
ISSN journal
00358819
Volume
29
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
20 - 24
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8819(1995)29:1<20:C-DANE>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Doctors and nurses in the UK and US have an over-optimistic view of pa tients' chances of surviving an attempt at cardiopulmonary resuscitati on (CPR). If medical staff are to follow the recommendation that they should discuss the pros and cons of CPR with patients and their relati ves, they should at least be able to give them realistic expectations of survival; otherwise inappropriate decisions may be made. Resuscitat ion training programmes should routinely include data on survival from CPR in differing circumstances.