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<p>Physicians are evenly divided as to whether unilateral do not resuscitate orders &mdash; decisions about resuscitation made by doctors without patient or surrogate consent &mdash; are appropriate, found a recent study.</p>

Ethics of Unilateral DNR Orders: Physicians Are Evenly Divided

Ethical debate ‘remains unsettled’

Physicians are evenly divided as to whether unilateral do not resuscitate orders — decisions about resuscitation made by doctors without patient or surrogate consent — are appropriate, found a recent study.