Ethical considerations for ventricular assist device support: A 10-point model

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 268-273

  Petrucci, Ralph J ^a   Benish, Lynne A ^b   Carrow, Barbara L ^c   Prato, Lisa ^a   Hankins, Shelley R ^d   Eisen, Howard J ^d   Entwistle, John W ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c THORATEC CORPORATION   (United States)

^d HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESTINATION THERAPY; DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES; END-OF-LIFE; ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS; INITIAL INFORMATION; MECHANICAL SUPPORT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICAL ISSUES; THREE PHASIS; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARDIOLOGY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOLOGY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 79960382475     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3182223269     Document Type: Article

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