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The ethical and legal implications of deactivating an implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator in a patient with terminal cancer

In this paper, the ethical and legal issues raised by the deactivation of implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators (ICDs) in patients with terminal cancer is considered. It is argued that the ICD cannot be well described either as a treatment or as a non‐treatment option, and thus raises complex ques...

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Main Authors: England, Ruth, England, Tim, Coggon, John
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: BMJ Group 2007
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2598190/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17761824
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme.2006.017657
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