Upstream palliative care for the patient with a left ventricular assist device as destination therapy

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-24

  Byram, Elaine Karen ^a  

^a Multicare Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Destination therapy; Left ventricular assist device; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ETHICS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

CAREGIVERS; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TERMINAL CARE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 83455172762     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e31823a537c     Document Type: Article

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