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Both the doctor and the patient have rights to terminate an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) device for reasons of futility or autonomy.
Discusses the ethical rights of doctors and patients to terminate an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for futility or autonomy.
Both the doctor and the patient have rights to terminate an implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator (ICD) device for reasons of futility or autonomy
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Eugene B. Wu (2007) conducted an editorial in End-of-life diseases with implantable devices. Deactivation of implantable devices (ICDs) was evaluated. Both the doctor and the patient have rights to terminate an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) device for reasons of futility or autonomy.
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