Abstract
2/2023
vol. 15
Guidelines/recommendations
The procedure of modifying the activity of implantable cardioverter-defibrators in patients at the end of life as an example of unifying the rules of dealing with a dying patient
- Katedra Opieki Paliatywnej, Collegium Medicum im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Bydgoszcz, Polska
- Katedra i Klinika Kardiologii i Chorób Wewnętrznych, Collegium Medicum im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Bydgoszcz, Polska
Medycyna Paliatywna 2023; 15(2): 41–49
Online publish date: 2023/10/09
The procedure of modifying the activity of implantable cardioverter-defibrators in patients at the end of life as an example of unifying the rules of dealing with a dying patient. The article presents the process of the creation, scope, and description of the hospital procedure introduced in Szpital Uniwersytecki nr 1 im. dr A. Jurasz in Bydgoszcz. This document deals with the modification of the activity of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in patients at the end of life. The purpose of introducing the procedure was to unify the rules of conduct in the case of a patient in whom an ICD-type device interferes with the process of natural agony and death.
Keywords
palliative medicine, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, patient at the end of life, deactivation
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