TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices and End-of-Life Care
T2 - An Australian Perspective
AU - Alhammad, Nasser J.
AU - O'Donnell, Mark
AU - O'Donnell, David
AU - Mariani, Justin A.
AU - Gould, Paul A.
AU - McGavigan, Andrew D.
PY - 2016/8
Y1 - 2016/8
N2 - Cardiac implantable electronic devices (pacemakers and defibrillators) are increasingly common in modern cardiology practice, and health professionals from a variety of specialties will encounter patients with such devices on a frequent basis. This article will focus on the subset of patients who may request, or be appropriate for, device deactivation and discuss the issues surrounding end-of-life decisions, along with the ethical and legal implications of device deactivation.
AB - Cardiac implantable electronic devices (pacemakers and defibrillators) are increasingly common in modern cardiology practice, and health professionals from a variety of specialties will encounter patients with such devices on a frequent basis. This article will focus on the subset of patients who may request, or be appropriate for, device deactivation and discuss the issues surrounding end-of-life decisions, along with the ethical and legal implications of device deactivation.
KW - Cardiac electronic implantable devices
KW - End-of-life
KW - Implantable defibrillators
KW - Pacemakers
KW - Palliative care
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84991273372&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.05.103
DO - 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.05.103
M3 - Review Article
C2 - 27320854
AN - SCOPUS:84991273372
SN - 1443-9506
VL - 25
SP - 814
EP - 819
JO - Heart Lung and Circulation
JF - Heart Lung and Circulation
IS - 8
ER -