TURN THE BEAT AROUND?: DEACTIVATING IMPLANTED CARDIAC-ASSIST DEVICES.

Autor:	Noah, Lars
Předmět:	IMPLANTABLE cardioverter-defibrillators MEDICAL ethics PATIENTS' rights ARTIFICIAL implants ASSISTED suicide laws CARDIAC pacemakers INFORMED consent (Medical law) LEGAL status of patients MEDICAL laws LAW
Zdroj:	William Mitchell Law Review; 2013, Vol. 39 Issue 4, p1229-1286, 58p
Abstrakt:	The article discusses American medical ethics and the legal rights of patients in relation to requests to deactivate implanted cardiac-assist devices such as pacemakers, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICSs) as of 2013. An informed consent medical law doctrine is examined, along with U.S. constitutional rights, physician-assisted suicide laws, and questions about the ownership and control of implanted cardiac-assist devices.
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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