The ethical and legal implications of deactivating an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in a patient with terminal cancer

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 538-540

  England, Ruth ^a   England, Tim ^b   Coggan, John ^c  

^a John Eastwood Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ETHICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEOPLASM; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 34548661959     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.017657     Document Type: Article

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