In-hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Open Access
- 26 April 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 159 (8) , 845-850
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.159.8.845
Abstract
PHYSICIANS HAVE no responsibility to provide futile or unreasonable care1; thus, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should be applied only if considered effective,2,3 useful, and not harmful.4 By excluding patients with expected poor survival, resources also can be saved,5 although resuscitation should not be withheld just for financial reasons.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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