ArticleAdvances in medical education and practice2016
Perspectives of interns and residents toward do-not-resuscitate policies in Saudi Arabia.
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- Knowledge, Attitude and Decision-making of Nurses in the Resuscitation Team towards Terminating Resuscitation and Do-not-Resuscitate Order.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2022Article
- Investigating Key Factors Related to the Decision of a Do-Not-Resuscitate Consent.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Predictors and Direct Cost Estimation of Long Stays in Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Saudi Arabia: A Mixed Methods Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
- Top Ethical Issues Concerning Healthcare Providers Working in Saudi Arabia.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2020Article
- Pediatricians' Perceptions Toward Do Not Resuscitate: A Survey in Saudi Arabia and Literature Review.Advances in medical education and practice · 2020Article
- Knowledge and attitude toward do-not-resuscitate among patients and their relatives visiting outpatient clinics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2020Article
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- The do-not-resuscitate order for terminal cancer patients in mainland China: A retrospective study.Medicine · 2018Observational
- Knowledge and Attitude of ER and Intensive Care Unit Physicians toward Do-Not-Resuscitate in a Tertiary Care Center in Saudi Arabia: A Survey Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2018Article
- Awareness of do-not-resuscitate orders in the outpatient setting in Saudi Arabia. Perception and implications.Saudi medical journal · 2017Article
- The end-of-life care in the emergency department setting with respect to the Middle East countries and comparison with the Western countries.Turkish journal of emergency medicineReview
- The Concept of Do Not Resuscitate for the Families of the Patients at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
- Deaths in the Emergency Department: An Assessment of Patient's End-of-Life Trajectory and Quality of Care.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
- The Concept of Do Not Resuscitate for Students in King Abdulaziz University Hospital.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
- Attitudes of patients' relatives in the end stage of life about do not resuscitate order.Journal of family medicine and primary careArticle
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Abstract
objectiveDo-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in Saudi Arabia were first regulated by a fatwa on a national level in 1988, one that excludes the patient and their families from decision making. Although the core of this policy is taken up by all hospitals in Saudi Arabia, there is no homogeneity in implementation. Here, we appraise what interns and residents know of these policies and their attitudes toward DNR.
methodsInterns and residents in four major hospitals in Jeddah, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, National Guard Hospital, King Fahad General Hospital, and King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, were given a questionnaire in English with four blocks of questions.
resultsA total of 140 questionnaires were included in our study. From these questionnaires, we conclude a lack of familiarity with DNR's policies and the fatwa and also a lack of understanding when it comes to treating DNR-labeled patients. The majority opinion was to include the patient in the decision-making process who is excluded according to the fatwa. Participants considered patients' dignity, religious concerns, and legal concerns to be important in considering resuscitation.
conclusionWe conclude a need to emphasize the issue of DNR and treatment of DNR patients in medical ethics classes in Saudi Arabia and put more effort to enact national DNR laws that include the patient in the decision-making process.
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