Should physicians offer a ventricular assist device to a pediatric oncology patient with a poor prognosis?

Angira Patel; Anna Joong; Efrat Lelkes; Jeffrey G. Gossett

doi:10.1001/amajethics.2019.380

Should physicians offer a ventricular assist device to a pediatric oncology patient with a poor prognosis?

Angira Patel, Anna Joong, Efrat Lelkes, Jeffrey G. Gossett

Pediatrics

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	E380-E386
Journal	AMA Journal of Ethics
Volume	21
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2019.380
State	Published - May 2019

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Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Health(social science)
Health Policy

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