The ethics of implantable devices

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 532-533

  Wu, Eugene B ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ETHICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 34548694547     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.019000     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. England R, England T Coggon J. The ethical and legal implications of deactivating an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in a terminally ill cancer patient. J Med Ethics 2007;33:538-40.
2. Agård A, Löfmark R, Edvardsson N, et al. Views of patients with heart failure about their role in the decision to start implantable cardioverter defibrillator treatment: prescription rather than participation. J Med Ethics 2007;33:514-18.