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Review
. 2020 Dec;76(6):751-756.
doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.05.039. Epub 2020 Aug 1.

Managing Code Status Conversations for Seriously Ill Older Adults in Respiratory Failure

Kei Ouchi  1 , Andrew J Lawton  2 , Jason Bowman  3 , Rachelle Bernacki  4 , Naomi George  5
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Review

Managing Code Status Conversations for Seriously Ill Older Adults in Respiratory Failure

Kei Ouchi et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 Dec.
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Older adults with serious illness: prognosis and function after ED intubation.
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ED code status conversation guide. See Appendix E1, available online at http://www.annemergmed.com, for how this guide was developed.–
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Recommendation based on quality of life acceptable to patients.
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