Driving with an Internal Defibrillator: Legal, Ethical, and Quality–of–Life Issues
作者:
Nancy Finch,
Nancee Sneed,
Robert Leman,
Jerry Watson,
期刊:
The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
(OVID Available online 1997)
卷期:
Volume 11,
issue 2
页码: 58-67
ISSN:0889-4655
年代: 1997
出版商: OVID
关键词: driving;implantable cardioverter-defibrillator;loss of consciousness;quality of life;sudden cardiac death;syncope;ventricular dysrhythmias
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Patients with internal cardioverter–defibrillators experience many issues after implantation. One issue is operating a motor vehicle. This issue has many ethical, legal and quality–of–life concerns that must be addressed by the patient, health care providers, and society. The legal and ethical issues surrounding patients with internal cardioverter–defibrillators will be explored using an ethically based theoretical framework.
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