Case Report: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) deactivation in palliative care - a case involving best interest decisions for someone lacking capacity at the end of life

Tan, Chevonne and Hanchanale, Sarika and Sugrue, Emma and Nwosu, Amara (2021) Case Report: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) deactivation in palliative care - a case involving best interest decisions for someone lacking capacity at the end of life. AMRC Open Research, 3 (4). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2517-6900

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Abstract

The use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) has increased due to benefits of preventing death from cardiac arrhythmia. However, the increasing use of ICDs has created new challenges for how to proactively manage deactivation of these devices in people who are dying, especially for those who lack capacity to make decisions about their care. The aim of this case report is to discuss the challenges of planning for deactivation of an ICD for a patient who lacked capacity at the end of life. We describe the challenges of managing ICD deactivation in a dying patient with fluctuating capacity who had previously expressed a wish for the ICD to remain active. Although it is preferable to use advance care planning (ACP), to provide care in-line with patient-identified care preferences, we demonstrate how a best interest process can be used to make decisions about ICD deactivation at the end of life

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
AMRC Open Research
Subjects:
?? PALLIATIVE CAREHEART FAILURECONSENTIMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORRESUSCITATIONCAPACITYCASE REPORT ??
ID Code:
151036
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Deposited On:
26 Jan 2021 14:50
Refereed?:
No
Published?:
Published
Last Modified:
21 Sep 2023 03:03