Documentation of ethically relevant information in out-of-hospital resuscitation is rare: a Danish nationwide observational study of 16,495 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests

Documentation of ethically relevant information in out-of-hospital resuscitation is rare: a Danish nationwide observational study of 16,495 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests

Abstract Background Decision-making in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should ideally include clinical and ethical factors. Little is known about the extent of ethical considerations and their influence on prehospital resuscitation. We aimed to determine the transparency in medical records regarding...

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Main Authors: Louise Milling, Lars Grassmé Binderup, Caroline Schaffalitzky de Muckadell, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Annmarie Lassen, Helle Collatz Christensen, Dorthe Susanne Nielsen, Søren Mikkelsen, The Danish Cardiac Arrest Registry Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Bioethics
Cardiac arrest
Resuscitation
Emergency medical services
Decision-making
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00654-y

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