Should Physicians Offer a Ventricular Assist Device to a Pediatric Oncology Patient With a Poor Prognosis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15747828 |
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| Authors | Angira Patel (0000-0001-6760-0340, Lurie Children's Hospital, corresponding author), Anna Joong (0000-0003-2223-0045, Lurie Children's Hospital), Efrat Lelkes (UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital), Jeffrey G Gossett (0000-0001-9241-5219, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | E380-386 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2019.380 |
| PMID | 31127916 |
| OpenAlex | W2945299540 |
| Language | EN |
A case is presented of a 10-year-old girl with refractory leukemia with poor prognosis and chemotherapy-induced heart failure. She is evaluated for a ventricular assist device (VAD), but the pediatric heart failure team views VAD as clinically inappropriate due to her active oncologic problems. This article examines ethical concerns that arise in deciding whether to offer and use this technology
Cancer · Chemotherapy · Heart failure · Intensive care medicine · Pediatric oncology · Refractory (planetary science · Ventricular assist device · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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