We thank Dr Hogan for his letter in which he contends that a 'confusing re-definition of cardiopuhnonary resuscitation (CPR)' was used in the 'Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Decisions in the Perioperative Period' guidelines [1] and in our reply to the letter by Poplett et al. [2]. The definition given in the guidelines is as follows: 'CPR is undertaken in an attempt to restore breathing and spontaneous circulation in a patient in cardiac and/or respiratory arrest'. This definition is taken verbatim, from the joint statement from the British Medical Association, the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Royal College of Nursing on Decisions Relating to Car-diopulmonary Resuscitation published in 2007 (page 6, paragraph 3) [3]. This joint statement was widely referenced in the guidelines.
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