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The influence of the media on COPD patients' knowledge regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation
2008
International Journal of COPD
The decision whether or not to undertake cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a major ethical challenge. Patient preferences may be infl uenced by multiple factors, including information given by the media. Objectives: We wanted to assess whether patients' knowledge about CPR survival and outcomes was related to presentation by the media. Methods: 100 consecutive patients with COPD and chronic respiratory failure (CRF) and 100 patients at their fi rst hospital admission for respiratory
doi:10.2147/copd.s1805
pmid:18686738
pmcid:PMC2629960
fatcat:eblbmxg4uvdblgbfq6rftnjixq