Interprofessional Clinician Perspectives on LVAD Deactivation Compared to Dialysis Discontinuation
When compared to requests to discontinue hemodialysis, clinicians perceive LVAD deactivation as more ethically complex and were less likely to honor the patient's request. These differences persisted across clinical scenarios, from acutely ill to chronically ill to independent.
Authors
- Martin Fried (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4124-9027)
- Michael Pottash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3984-5628)
- Maxwell A. Hockstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4314-973X)
- Anirudh Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2548-0082)
Institutions
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- Georgetown University Medical Center (US)
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (US)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Advances
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101835
- Primary Topic
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00