Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment

Preferred Label : Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment;

NCIt synonyms : POLST;

NCIt related terms : Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST); Medical order for life-sustaining treatment;

NCIt definition : A medical order form, signed by a medical professional, that outlines a plan for end of life care that reflects both a patient's preferences concerning care at life's end and a physician's judgment based on a medical evaluation.;

Alternative definition : ACC/AHA: A written medical order by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant that records a patient's treatment preferences as to life-sustaining treatment;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1642783;

Details

Origin ID

C176984;

UMLS CUI

C5447535;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- POLST [LOINC method]
Semantic type(s)
- Intellectual Product [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- POLST [LOINC method]
concept_is_in_subset
- ACC/AHA COVID-19 Appendix Variables [NCIt concept]
- ACC/AHA Cardiovascular and Noncardiovascular Complications of COVID-19 Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Appendix 10: End-of-Life Management Terminology [NCIt concept]

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