Do-not-resuscitate orders in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: A retrospective study

To investigate the use of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in patients hospitalized with communityacquired pneumonia (CAP) and the association with mortality. Methods: We assembled a cohort of 1317 adults hospitalized with radiographically confirmed CAP in three Danish hospitals. Patients were grouped into no DNR order, early DNR order (≤48 h after admission), and late DNR order (> 48 h after admission).