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Ethics: When to Turn Off the VAD

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Abstract

VAD recipients are a challenging group of patients for whom end-of-life issues must be recognized and taken seriously. The involvement of palliative care specialists in VAD patient care is examined in an evidence-based manner to assess the impact of this involvement.

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  1. CareMount Medical, Carmel, NY, USA

    Scott B. Grant

  2. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Peter Angelos

  3. MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Chicago, IL, USA

    Peter Angelos

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Grant, S.B., Angelos, P. (2019). Ethics: When to Turn Off the VAD. In: Lonchyna, V. (eds) Difficult Decisions in Cardiothoracic Critical Care Surgery. Difficult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04146-5_5

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