American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 1 , Pages 78-84, July 2008

Impact of do-not-resuscitation orders on quality of care performance measures in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure

  • Joline L.T. Chen, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Renal Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Joline L.T. Chen, MD, MS, Renal Section, Boston University School of Medicine, EBRC Suite 504, 650 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118.
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  • Jonathan Sosnov, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Miami, FL
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  • Darleen Lessard, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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  • Robert J. Goldberg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Received 18 October 2007; accepted 24 January 2008. published online 14 April 2008.

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 This research was made possible by the cooperation of the medical records, administration, and cardiology departments of participating hospitals in the Worcester metropolitan area and through funding support provided by the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (R37 HL69874).

PII: S0002-8703(08)00134-8

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2008.01.030

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 1 , Pages 78-84, July 2008

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