RT Journal
A1 Fromme EK, Zive D, Schmidt TA, Olszewski E, Tolle SW
T1 POlst registry do-not-resuscitate orders and other patient treatment preferences
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD January 4
VO 307
IS 1
SP 34
OP 35
DO 10.1001/jama.2011.1956
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1956
AB 
To the Editor: The Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form augments traditional methods for advance care planning by translating treatment preferences into medical orders, including for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), scope of treatment, artificial nutrition by tube, and in some states, antibiotic use. Health professionals complete forms based on conversations with willing patients, primarily with advanced illness or frailty, or surrogates. These orders then guide treatment in any setting. In 3 states, POLST forms were effective in influencing the care that patients received.1 POLST programs currently exist or are in development in 34 states.2 We compared the preferences for other treatments among persons with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders and those with attempt CPR orders, using the first year of Oregon POLST Registry data (December 3, 2009, to December 2, 2010).