The ethics of pacemaker deactivation in terminally ill patients

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1106-1110

  Bevins, Michael B ^a  

^a Central Texas Palliative Care Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical ethics; pacemaker; patient autonomy; withdrawal of treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PACEMAKER; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT RIGHT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 79957754727     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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