Deactivation of a left ventricular assist device at the end of life #269

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 980-982

  Gafford, Ellin F ^b   Luckhardt, Angela J ^b   Swetz, Keith M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CHECKLIST; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84880850250     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.9490     Document Type: Article

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