Discontinuation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device in the Home Hospice Setting

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Aug;52(2):313-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.02.010. Epub 2016 May 18.

Authors

Joan T Panke¹, George Ruiz², Tonya Elliott², Daniel J Pattenden³, Evan G DeRenzo⁴, Ellen E Rollins⁵, Hunter Groninger³

Affiliations

¹ MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
³ MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
⁴ Center for Ethics, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
⁵ Hospice of Charles County, Inc., Waldorf, Maryland, USA.

PMID: 27208865
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.02.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Defibrillators, Implantable*
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Hospice Care*
Humans
Male
Withholding Treatment*