Disparities in Unilateral Do Not Resuscitate Order Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A unilateral do-not-resuscitate (UDNR) order is a do-not-resuscitate order placed using clinician judgment which does not require consent from a patient or surrogate. This study assessed how UDNR orders were used during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

We analyzed a retrospective cross-sectional study of UDNR use at two academic medical centers between April 2020 and April 2021.

Setting

Two academic medical centers in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Patients

Patients admitted to an ICU between April 2020 and April 2021 who received vasopressor or inotropic medications to select for patients with high severity of illness.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

The 1,473 patients meeting inclusion criteria were 53% male, median age

SUBMITTER: Piscitello GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10526631 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature