Identification of a potentially avoidable cardiopulmonary resuscitation in hematology and oncology wards

BMC Palliative Care

Table 4 Assumed reasons for conducting a potentially avoidable CPR

	Number	Percent
Previous discussion for DNR	22	43.1^a
Needed more time to discuss DNR	10	45.5^b
Family members’ request	9	40.9^b
Discussed but unexpected event or until family arriving	3	13.6^b
No informed documentation before the events	29	56.9^a

CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, DNR do-not-resuscitate
^aOf patients with the potentially avoidable CPR, ^bOf patients who provided DNR documentation

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