Hospice Care and Consultation Services Improve the Rate of Do-Not-Resuscitate Order Signing and Reduce the Use of Chemotherapy at the End of Life
We evaluate the percentage of terminal cancer patients willing to sign do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders and avoid unnecessary chemotherapy.From 2005 to 2009, atotal of 3,024 terminal cancer patients were enrolled. The DNR rate significantly improved from 45% to 75% and the unnecessary PDF