My Pediatric Palliative Care Patient with a DNR Is Going to the Operating Room —Questions to Ask the Anesthesiologist (TH337)

Children with end-stage illness may have DNR orders, which limit common operating room interventions such as intubation, administration of vasoactive medications, and CPR. However, many of these children may still benefit from surgeries, imaging, or other interventions requiring anesthesia, such as radiation therapy to palliate metastases, long-term central venous access for medications or parenteral nutrition, gastric tubes, or pleura or paracentesis to help with breathlessness or abdominal distension.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research