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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation withdrawal over a patient's dissent is not justified by existing ethical arguments when balancing destination therapy with transplant program needs.
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Discusses the ethical arguments surrounding the withdrawal of ECMO over a patient's dissent.
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Hutchison et al. (2023) studied this question. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation withdrawal over a patient's dissent is not justified by existing ethical arguments when balancing destination therapy with transplant program needs.
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