Clinicians' attitudes regarding withdrawal of left ventricular assist devices in patients approaching the end of life

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1262-1266

  Swetz, Keith M ^a   Cook, Katlyn E ^a   Ottenberg, Abigale L ^a   Chang, Nou ^a   Mueller, Paul S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Mechanical circulatory support; Medical ethics; Palliative care; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

END OF LIFE; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE CARE; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOLOGY; DEVICE REMOVAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84890080679     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hft094     Document Type: Article

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