• Critical care clinics · Jan 2024

    Review

    End-of-Life Planning in Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support.

    • Katie P Truong and James N Kirkpatrick.
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street Box 356422, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
    • Crit Care Clin. 2024 Jan 1; 40 (1): 211219211-219.

    AbstractThere are a growing number of patients with mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in the setting of bridge to transplant and destination therapy and temporary support. Preparedness planning is an important aspect of care that involves device-specific Goals of Care and Advance Care Planning and should ideally be used in MCS candidates before initiation of therapy and revisited periodically. The withdrawal of both temporary and durable MCS can be complex and controversial.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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