December 1, 2025Age and AgeingOpen Access

Documentation and Discussion Patterns of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Decisions in Frail Adults

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Audit reveals poor DNAR documentation in frail adults, highlighting gaps in clinical judgement and education needs.

Suboptimal documentation of DNAR decisions was identified, indicating a need for improvement in patient care.
Clinical judgement played a significant role in DNAR decisions, with formal documentation seen in less than 61% of cases.
Univariate logistic regression suggested that higher comorbidity burden influenced documentation completeness.
Education around DNAR policies is crucial to enhance communication and documentation adherence on wards.

Elhassan et al. (2025) studied this question.

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