Do-Not-ResuscitateDecision-Making during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Teaching Hospital: Lessons Learned for the Future

Table 5

Qualitative codes extracted from participants’ responses in the descending order of the frequency that it was mentioned (times mentioned between brackets) by the participants regarding the use of the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS).

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Familiarity with the use of the score via

 Geriatrics [24]

 Clinical studies [6]

 COVID ward [5]

 Intensive care unit [4]

 Preoperative assessment [2]

 Oncology department [2]

 Emergency department [1]

Positive aspects of the score

 Reliable [12]

 Useful and guiding in DNR decision-making [10]

 Applicable to use in clinic [5]

 Quick assessment [2]

Negative aspects of the score

 Arbitrary/not based on objective questions [5]

 Limited reproducibility between colleagues/subjective [3]

 Limited value in acute setting [1]

 Clinical assessment is equally reliable [1]

 Unreliable [1]

 Anamnesis or heteroanamnesis required for proper evaluation [1]

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