END-OF-LIFE DECISION-MAKING IN PATIENTS WITH A CARDIAC DEVICE

END-OF-LIFE DECISION-MAKING IN PATIENTS WITH A CARDIAC DEVICE

Heart failure (HF) is one of the top causes of mortality in the United States and globally. In order to combat the high mortality rates of this disease, medical technology, including internal cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), have become one of the most co...

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Main Author: Harman Thompson, Jessica
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2019
Subjects:
end-of-life
LVAD
ICD
decision-making
heart failure
perceived control
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nursing
Online Access:https://uknowledge.uky.edu/nursing_etds/44
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=nursing_etds

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https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=nursing_etds

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