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Here is some sample content from Do Not Resuscitate (DNR):

	SCOPE: Patients designated DNR Do Not Resuscitate or No Code Blue in the physician's orders for the purpose of floor care and ICU care, who subsequently present for care in the operating room. PURPOSE: A patient's right to accept or refuse medical treatments is fundamental, particularly when faced with a terminal illness. The aim of this policy statement is to preserve and make known this right as it pertains to the patient in the operating room. It must be stated, however, that interventions which are part of routine anesthetic management to maintain function under anesthesia may be...
Second excerpt:
	...of Anesthesia in all cases, other than the exceptions provided for herein, to institute resuscitative measures in those requiring them under the assumption that these therapies are short-term by the nature of operating room arrests. The Department of Anesthesia recognizes that, despite careful explanation of the facts and principles outlined above, some patients may insist on the continuation of their DNR status into the operative setting. In the spirit of emphasizing patient rights in...