Population
Elderly patients with cardiac impairment nearing the end of life
Design
Review
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Ethical challenges in elderly device decisions warrant training focus; leaves open whether curricula improve consent quality or outcomes.
Highlights the ethical challenges and need for improved physician training regarding informed consent and end-of-life decisions for elderly patients with pacemakers and defibrillators.
Lofty L. Basta (2006) studied this question.
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