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Improving rates of implantable cardioverter defibrillator deactivation in end-of-life care

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) save lives in selected patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. However, in patents suffering with terminal illness, ICD therapy could pose a risk of unnecessary futile shocks which could lead to undignified discomfort in their final days of life. Nati...

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Publicado en:BMJ Open Qual
Main Authors: Javaid, MR, Squirrell, Suzanne, Farooqi, Fahad
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5922560/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29713689
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000254
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