Ethics are considered a basic aptitude in healthcare, and the capacity to handle ethical
dilemmas in tough times calls for an adequate, responsible, and blame-free environment …

The population of older adults is rapidly growing. With the continued advancement of
medical and surgical interventions, the average age of this population will continue to …

Current guidance recommends that, in most circumstances, cardiopulmonary resuscitation
should be attempted when cardiac arrest occurs during anaesthesia, and when a patient …

For elderly patients undergoing elective surgical procedures, preoperative evaluation of
cognition is often overlooked. Patients may experience postoperative delirium (POD) and …

We investigatd the influence of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) status on mortality of hospital
inpatients who died of COVID-19. This is a retrospective, observational cohort study of all …

Background Previous studies identified pre-existing DNR orders as a predictor of mortality
after surgery. We sought to evaluate mortality of patients receiving cranial neurosurgery with …

Objective This study aims to elucidate the impact of frailty on spontaneous intracranial
hemorrhage (SICH) patient outcomes in the United States. Patients and methods This is a …

Objective Patients with advanced directives or Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
(MOLST), including “Do Not Resuscitate”(DNR) and/or “Do Not Intubate”(DNI), may be …

BACKGROUND Medical comanagement entails a significant commitment of clinical
resources with the aim of improving perioperative outcomes for patients admitted with hip …

BACKGROUND: Preoperative goals of care (GOC) and code status (CS) discussions are
important in achieving an in-depth understanding of the patient's care goals in the setting of …