DNR order

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002532",
  "term": "DNR order",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A legal document in which a person or their proxy (such as a spouse, relative, friend, or lawyer) states that health care providers should not use cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if that person’s heart or breathing stops. CPR is a life-saving procedure used to try to restart the heart and breathing after one or both have stopped. A DNR order is a decision only about CPR. It does not affect other treatments that may be used to help keep a person alive, such as medicine, food, or fluids. A DNR order may be included as part of an advance directive, such as a living will. Also called do not resuscitate order.",
  "synonyms": [
    "do not resuscitate order"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "advance directive"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/dnr-order/"
}