Managing cardiac devices near the end of life: A survey of hospice and palliative care providers

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 545-551

  Morrison, Laura J ^a,b   Calvin, Amy O ^c,d   Nora, Hope ^e   Storey Jr , C Porter ^f,g  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^e ST LUKE'S EPISCOPAL HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^f American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine   (United States)

^g University of Colorado Health Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

end of life care; ethics; health care provider attitudes; hospice; implantable cardiac pacemaker; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78449248939     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110373363     Document Type: Article

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