Ethical Challenges and Implications of Deactivating Mechanical Circulatory Support for Patients With Preserved Cognitive Function

Affiliations

• ¹ Caitlin B. McGeehan is Palliative Care Nurse Coordinator and Lead Clinical Nurse, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Blalock 359, 600 North Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287 (cmcgeeh2@jhmi.edu).
• ² Cynda Hylton Rushton is the Anne and George Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics, Johns Hopkins University Berman Institute of Bioethics & School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland.