Ethical analysis of withdrawing ventricular assist device support

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 791-797

  Mueller, Paul S ^a   Swetz, Keith M ^a   Freeman, Monica R ^a   Carter, Kari A ^a   Crowley, Mary Eliot ^a   Anderson Severson, Cathy J ^a   Park, Soon J ^a   Sulmasy, Daniel P ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; ASSISTED SUICIDE; CASE REPORT; ETHICS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART DISEASES; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 77956368211     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0113     Document Type: Article

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