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Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients - The wife of a hopelessly terminal patient asks physicians to hasten the moment of death.

Shasby, Ron; Gamouras, George; Plunkitt, Kenneth; Basta, Lofty L..

Am J Geriatr Cardiol ; 8(1): 36-37, 1999 Jan.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11416487

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Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients - A patient with clear, advance instructions to forego placement on a ventilator dies after several weeks of intensive care.

Plunkitt, Kenneth; Shasby, Ron; Gamouras, George; Basta, Lofty L..

Am J Geriatr Cardiol ; 8(3): 144-145, 1999 May.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11416504

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Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients - A patient is asking his cardiologist to deactivate an implantable cardioverter defibrillator device in order to allow him to die.

Plunkitt, Kenneth; Gamouras, George; Shasby, Ron; Basta, Lofty L..

Am J Geriatr Cardiol ; 7(2): 43-44, 1998 Mar.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11416452

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Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients - A patient with a living will develops drug-induced Torsades-de-Pointes.

Gamouras, George; Shasby, Ron; Plunkitt, Kenneth; Basta, Lofty L..

Am J Geriatr Cardiol ; 7(3): 45-46, 1998 May.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11416459

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Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients - A family member with power of attorney for an 87 year old patient is requesting removal of the patient's pacemaker.

Shasby, Ron; Plunkitt, Kenneth; Gamouras, George; Basta, Lofty L..

Am J Geriatr Cardiol ; 7(4): 48-49, 1998 Jul.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11416466

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Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients - An elderly patient declines cardiac surgery under optimal circumstances yet undergoes cardiac surgery when in extremis.

Gamouras, George; Plunkitt, Kenneth; Shasby, Ron; Basta, Lofty L..

Am J Geriatr Cardiol ; 7(5): 48-49, 1998 Oct.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11416474

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Elderly: Defining the Limits of Appropriateness.

Basta, Lofty L.; Plunkitt, Kenneth; Shasby, Ron; Gamouras, George.

Am J Geriatr Cardiol ; 7(6): 46-54, 1998 Nov.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11416480

ABSTRACT

The prevailing policy of treating people to their death and to resuscitate victims of cardiopulmonary arrest regardless of their health status is both inhumane and irrational. In this review we will explore how to change this wasteful high technology-driven, death-denying culture into one that accepts the eventuality of dying.

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