A man is admitted for acute appendicitis. He is elderly and has had a home DNR order in place since he had a previous admission for another reason last year. He needs urgent surgery for the appendicitis. He still wishes to be DNR.
What should you do about the surgery?
a. No surgery can be done with a patient who is DNR.
b. Reverse the DNR order for the surgery.
c. DNR is acceptable only if the surgery does not require intubation.
d. Surgery is acceptable while DNR if an additional consent is signed.
e. DNR does not preclude surgery; proceed with the appendectomy.