Ordens de nˋo ressuscitar: pr芍tica versus registro em prontu芍rio

摘要

objective: to evaluate the accuracy of pediatric patients%26apos; death records of a tertiary care center, comparing these records with data from a previous study. methods: death records entered on the medical charts of non-resuscitated patients between 1999 and 2001 were compared with the medical procedure during cardiac arrest, which was described based on the utstein-style guidelines. our results were compared (using the chi-square test for equality of distributions) with the results of a previous study, which revealed a significant discrepancy between the medical procedure and the death record entered on the medical chart. results: the data analysis revealed agreement between the medical procedure and the medical record notes in 86.5% of the cases. the agreement rate in the previous study was only 27.5%. conclusions: there was a significant reduction of discrepancy between the medical procedure during a cardiac arrest and the death record entered on the medical chart.

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