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Chapter 5 - The Do-Not-Resuscitate Order

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2021

Matthew N. Jaffa
Affiliation:
Hartford Hospital, Connecticut
David Y. Hwang
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
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An 81-year-old woman with a history of non-alcoholic cirrhosis, refractory ascites, and previous variceal bleeding was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with septic shock from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. She arrived from the emergency department on moderate vasopressor support with norepinephrine and vasopressin. She had no family with her, but was alert enough to participate in the history being obtained. She reported that her quality of life had been gradually decreasing over the past year. She had been admitted to the ICU with septic shock and gastrointestinal bleeding two times over the past 6 months. As part of your routine ICU admission process, you approach her to discuss code status, including her preferences for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the case of in-hospital cardiac arrest. She asked you to do everything to help her get better – and that seeing her six grandchildren grow up is her greatest joy in life.

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