• DocumentCode
    1054956
  • Title

    Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and hospice care [Issues in Ethics]

  • Author

    Kirk, Timothy W.

  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    82
  • Lastpage
    84
  • Abstract
    Discusses the issues that arise with patients who have implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and are under end-of-life care.
  • Keywords
    Cardiology; Ethics; Heart; Kirk field collapse effect; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Medical tests; Pain; Prostate cancer; Rhythm;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0739-5175
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEMB.2007.384103
  • Filename
    4272305