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Code status discussions with hospitalized patients are necessary on admission, yet patients often have misconceptions about their options and expectations surrounding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and other emergent procedures during cardiac or respiratory arrest. Investigators randomized 119 Veterans Affairs (VA) general medical patients (average age, 75) either to watch a 6-minute video (intervention group) or to discuss code status with the medical team (usual-care group). The video explained and visually illustrated the components and meaning of full code, do not resuscitate (DNR), and combined DNR/do not intubate (DNI); the video then showed a simulated code resuscitation that included CPR, defibrillation, and intubation.
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