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Association of Communication Interventions to Discuss Code Status With Patient Decisions for Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Christoph Becker, MD; Leopold Lecheler, MD; Seraina Hochstrasser, MD; Kerstin A. Metzger, MD; Madlaina Widmer, MD; Emanuel B. Thommen, MD; Katharina Nienhaus, MD; Hannah Ewald, MPH; Christoph A. Meier, MD; Florian Rueter, MD; Rainer Schaefert, MD; Stefano Bassetti, MD; Sabina Hunziker, MD, MPH

JAMA Network Open
2019;2(6): e195033.

Using a systematic review and a meta-analysis, this study examined the relationship between specific communication measures and patient decisions regarding do-not-resuscitate orders (DNR orders).