Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Resuscitation Orders

Instructions issued by a physician pertaining to the institution, continuation, or withdrawal of life support measures. The concept includes policies, laws, statutes, decisions, guidelines, and discussions that may affect the issuance of such orders.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Instructions issued by a physician pertaining to the institution, continuation, or withdrawal of life support measures. The concept includes policies, laws, statutes, decisions, guidelines, and discussions that may affect the issuance of such orders.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

See Also

MeSH Record

Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Order, Resuscitation
  • Resuscitation Order
  • DNR Orders
  • Do Not Resuscitate Order
  • Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders
  • Resuscitation Decisions
  • Resuscitation Policies
  • Withholding Resuscitation
  • DNR Order
  • Decision, Resuscitation
  • Do Not Resuscitate Orders
  • Do-Not-Resuscitate Order
  • Order, DNR
  • Order, Do-Not-Resuscitate
  • Policy, Resuscitation
  • Resuscitation Decision
  • Resuscitation Policy

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethics, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology.

MeSH Record

History Note

91

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Resuscitation (1975-1990)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. E02w.365.647w.740
  2. E02w.760w.905w.700
  3. I01w.880w.604.583w.789
  4. N02.421.585w.905w.700
  5. N03w.706.535w.704

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Resuscitation Orders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016414. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016414
  2. Resuscitation Orders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69975018