Why the study?
Should implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and permanent pacemakers in patients with terminal illness be deactivated?
Population
Patients with terminal illness and cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs)
Design
Editorial
Authors
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Discusses the ethical tension between patient autonomy and beneficence/nonmaleficence regarding the deactivation of CIEDs in terminally ill patients.
Should implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and permanent pacemakers in patients with terminal illness be deactivated?
Discusses the ethical tension between patient autonomy and beneficence/nonmaleficence regarding the deactivation of CIEDs in terminally ill patients.
Zellner et al. (2009) studied this question.
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