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Ethnic Differences In Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders After Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Darin B Zahuranec, Devin L Brown, Lynda D Lisabeth, Nicole R Gonzales, Paxton J Longwell, Melinda A Smith, Nelda M Garcia, Lewis B Morgenstern
Ethnic Differences In Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders After Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Darin B Zahuranec, Devin L Brown, Lynda D Lisabeth, Nicole R Gonzales, Paxton J Longwell, Melinda A Smith, Nelda M Garcia, Lewis B Morgenstern
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OBJECTIVE: To explore ethnic differences in do-not-resuscitate orders after intracerebral hemorrhage.
DESIGN: Population-based surveillance.
SETTING: Corpus Christi, Texas.
PATIENTS: All cases of intracerebral hemorrhage in the community of Corpus Christi, TX were ascertained as part of the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) project.
INTERVENTIONS: None.
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Medical records were reviewed for do-not-resuscitate orders. Unadjusted and multivariable logistic regression were used to test for associations between ethnicity and do-not-resuscitate orders, both overall ("any do-not-resuscitate") and within 24 hrs of presentation ("early do-not-resuscitate"), adjusted for age, gender, Glasgow Coma Scale, intracerebral hemorrhage volume, intraventricular hemorrhage, infratentorial hemorrhage, …