Do not attempt resuscitation orders at out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Denmark
Between 2016 and 2023, in Denmark, there has been a significant increasing trend in the number of OHCAs treated despite DNAR orders. DNAR orders were most frequently observed among older patients, and the prevalence increased progressively with age. National OHCA survival rates are somewhat underestimated, as the inclusion of patients with DNAR orders lowers the reported figures; excluding these cases would yield higher survival estimates.
Authors
- Mikkel Porsborg Andersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6162-5205)
- Søren Søndergaard Mikkelsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5187-7027)
- Mathias Geldermann Holgersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9944-6253)
- Theo Walther Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6468-0146)
- Helle Collatz Christensen
- Tina Svenstrup Poulsen
- Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg
- Martin Svare
Institutions
- Steno Diabetes Centers (DK)
- Region Zealand (DK)
- Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- North Denmark Region (DK)
- Zealand University Hospital (DK)
- Region of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Aalborg University (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Resuscitation
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2026.110959
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00