title: Deactivation of advanced lifesaving technologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Divisions of Geriatrics and Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. hlipman@montefiore.org
authors.forename: Hannah I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Lipman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000941:ethics*; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000941:ethics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000941:ethics*; D012151:Resuscitation; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics*