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See Latest ArticlesEffective Management of ICD Patient Psychosocial Issues and Patient Critical Events
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 07/01/09
Sears SF et al. - This paper reviews QoL and psychosocial outcomes for ICD patients, patient critical events, and clinical implications for patient care. Patient critical events discussed in this paper include perioperative education, ICD shock events, device recalls, and end of life. The clinical management strategies for each of these patient critical events are suggested including patient education, psychosocial information provision, activity prescriptions, recall planning, and shock planning.
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