October 1, 2007AACN Advanced Critical Care

Withdrawal of Cardiac Medications and Devices

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Patients with advanced cardiac disease transitioning from active to less aggressive treatment goals

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DWDebra L. WiegandUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore PKPeggy KalowesLink Consulting

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Implication

Clinicians must integrate ethical-legal frameworks into withdrawal decisions; leaves open standardized protocols and outcome studies in advanced cardiac disease.

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Population

Patients with advanced cardiac disease transitioning from active to less aggressive treatment goals

Intervention

Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies (cardiac medications, pacemakers, internal cardioverter defibrillators, and ventricular assist devices)

Highlights the ethical, legal, and clinical considerations for withdrawing life-sustaining cardiac therapies in patients with advanced cardiac disease.

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Wiegand et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a83ccff42ccde92f8c579f3 https://doi.org/10.1097/01.aacn.0000298634.45653.81

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Cardiac device therapy Mechanical circulatory support

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Implication

Clinicians must integrate ethical-legal frameworks into withdrawal decisions; leaves open standardized protocols and outcome studies in advanced cardiac disease.

Withdrawal of Cardiac Medications and Devices

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Withdrawal of Cardiac Medications and Devices

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