Advance Care Planning: Preferences for Care at the End of Life Figure 8. Percent of Adults Refusing Selected Treatments in Hypothetic Figure 8. Percent of Adults Refusing Selected Treatments in Hypothetical Health Scenarios of Coma with a Chance of Recovery or a Persistent Vegetative Statea (Text Description)Percent of adults refusing cardiopulmonary resuscitation for hypothetical health scenario of coma with a chance of recovery: 55. Percent of adults refusing cardiopulmonary resuscitation for hypothetical health scenario of a persistent vegetative state: 83.Percent of adults refusing mechanical respiration for hypothetical health scenario of coma with a chance of recovery: 55. Percent of adults refusing mechanical respiration for hypothetical health scenario of a persistent vegetative state: 80.Percent of adults refusing intravenous fluids for hypothetical health scenario of coma with a chance of recovery: 51. Percent of adults refusing intravenous fluids for hypothetical health scenario of a persistent vegetative state: 77.Percent of adults refusing artificial nutrition for hypothetical health scenario of coma with a chance of recovery: 60. Percent of adults refusing artificial nutrition for hypothetical health scenario of a persistent vegetative state: 80.Percent of adults refusing blood transfusion for hypothetical health scenario of coma with a chance of recovery: 53. Percent of adults refusing blood transfusion for hypothetical health scenario of a persistent vegetative state: 81.Percent of adults refusing antibiotics for hypothetical health scenario of coma with a chance of recovery: 49. Percent of adults refusing antibiotics for hypothetical health scenario of a persistent vegetative state: 76.Percent of adults refusing renal dialysis for hypothetical health scenario of coma with a chance of recovery: 57. Percent of adults refusing renal dialysis for hypothetical health scenario of a persistent vegetative state: 80.Percent of adults refusing major surgery for hypothetical health scenario of coma with a chance of recovery: 61. Percent of adults refusing major surgery for hypothetical health scenario of a persistent vegetative state: 83.Percent of adults refusing minor surgery for hypothetical health scenario of coma with a chance of recovery: 56. Percent of adults refusing minor surgery for hypothetical health scenario of a persistent vegetative state:80.Percent of adults refusing simple diagnostic procedures for hypothetical health scenario of coma with a chance of recovery: 48. Percent of adults refusing simple diagnostic procedures for hypothetical health scenario of a persistent vegetative state: 70.Percent of adults refusing complex diagnostic procedures for hypothetical health scenario of coma with a chance of recovery: 55. Percent of adults refusing complex diagnostic procedures for hypothetical health scenario of a persistent vegetative state: 78.aSample included adult outpatients of primary care physicians and members of the general public. Source: Emanuel LL, Barry MJ, Stoeckle JD, et al. Advance directives for medical care—a case for greater use. N Engl J Med 1991;324(13):889-95.Return to Section 1 Return to Section 2 Current as of March 2003 Internet Citation: Advance Care Planning: Preferences for Care at the End of Life: Figure 8. Percent of Adults Refusing Selected Treatments in Hypothetic. March 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/endliferia/endfig8txt.html
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