Do not attempt CPR: how the pandemic changed perceptions and practice

Taubert, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0454-5609, Baker, John Idris, Hudson, Anna and Harding, Elin 2024. Do not attempt CPR: how the pandemic changed perceptions and practice. Medicine 7 , pp. 426-428. 10.1016/j.mpmed.2024.04.008

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Abstract

In this article, the authors look at the current literature and studies around ‘Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation’ (DNACPR) discussions and decisions, and how the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic brought increased focus on this area of practice. For patients with incurable, advancing illness, having discussions to ascertain their views about CPR, and suggesting and instituting advance care planning measures such as ‘Do Not Attempt CPR’ forms, is becoming part of normal practice in medical settings. Yet all decisions must be individualized to each patient. There was evidence of increased decision-making regarding DNACPR during the pandemic, with concerns raised in the press and on social media. Here, we discuss how this has changed with the global COVID-19 pandemic, where concerns about blanket decision-making and lack of candour in discussing DNACPR decisions with patients and those close to them were raised.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1357-3039
Date of Acceptance:	2024
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2024 13:56
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/169360

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