“It’s Like Crossing a Bridge” Complexities Preventing Physicians from Discussing Deactivation of Implantable Defibrillators at the End of Life

OBJECTIVE: To understand potential barriers to physician-initiated discussions about Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) deactivation in patients with advanced illness. DESIGN: Qualitative one-on-one interviews. PARTICIPANTS: Four electrophysiologists, 4 cardiologists, and 4 generalists (in...

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Autores principales: Goldstein, Nathan E., Mehta, Davendra, Teitelbaum, Ezra, Bradley, Elizabeth H., Morrison, R. Sean
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2150631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18095036
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0237-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2150631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18095036
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0237-x

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