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End-of-life discontinuation of destination therapy with cardiac and ventilatory support medical devices: physician-assisted death or allowing the patient to die?
BACKGROUND: Bioethics and law distinguish between the practices of "physician-assisted death" and "allowing the patient to die." DISCUSSION: Advances in biotechnology have allowed medical devices to be used as destination therapy that are designed for the permanent support of car...
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2949779/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20843327 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-11-15 |