Implantable cardioverter defibrillator deactivation: A hospice quality improvement initiative

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 471-477

  Kraynik, Sally E ^a   Casarett, David J ^b   Corcoran, Amy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac arrhythmias; cardiovascular disease; deactivation; hospice care; Implantable defibrillators; outcome assessment; palliative care; patient safety; quality improvement; terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR DEACTIVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84923491710     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.09.010     Document Type: Article

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