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> The traumatic nature of CPR may be why as many as half of patients who survive wish they hadn't received it, even though they lived. It's the peak of coming
by YetAnotherNick 3y ago
> The traumatic nature of CPR may be why as many as half of patients who survive wish they hadn't received it, even though they lived.
It's the peak of coming up with data to make a story. The study was only for old people with chronic disease, where lot of them wouldn't want any life saving treatment let alone CPR. And even in that group if >50% of said they were happy to have gotten CPR.
- imglorp 3y agoA common expression is, if they need CPR, they're _dead_ at that point and you can only improve their chances of reaching definitive care, even if it's long odds. And yes there will probably be side effects to complain about. If the patient decided they didn't want that, ahead of time, they could have a DNR in place.