Long-term Enteral Nutrition in Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics — Case | Ethics | SMLE Q#16921
SMLE Question #16921
Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics
Ethics
Objective: OBJ-243
Last updated: February 2026
A full-term male neonate has severe neurologic injury after a perinatal hypoxic-ischemic event and is dependent on tube feeding. His parents signed a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. The team recommends gastrostomy tube placement for long-term enteral nutrition, and the parents ask how the DNR applies during anesthesia and surgery. Which statement regarding perioperative management of the DNR order is most appropriate?
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