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Retraction Note: End-of-life discontinuation of destination therapy with cardiac and ventilatory support medical devices: physician-assisted death or allowing the patient to die?

BMC Medical Ethics volume 11, Article number: 20 (2010) Cite this article

The authors have voluntarily retracted this article [1] and it is no longer available for online public display because portions of the article are similar to a previous publication [2]. While there was no intention to use pre-existing work without appropriate attribution, the authors nonetheless extend their apologies to Dr. Miller and all others concerned.

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  1. Rady MY, Verheijde JL: End-of-life discontinuation of destination therapy with cardiac and ventilatory support medical devices: physician-assisted death or allowing the patient to die?. BMC Medical Ethics. 2010, 11: 15-10.1186/1472-6939-11-15.

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  1. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mayo Clinic, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 85054; Center for Biology and Society, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 300 East University Drive, Tempe, Arizona, 85287, USA

    Mohamed Y Rady

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mayo Clinic, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 85054; Department of Biomedical Ethics, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; and Center for Biology and Society, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 300 East University Drive, Tempe, Arizona, 85287, USA

    Joseph L Verheijde

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The online version of the original article can be found at 10.1186/1472-6939-11-15

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Rady, M.Y., Verheijde, J.L. Retraction Note: End-of-life discontinuation of destination therapy with cardiac and ventilatory support medical devices: physician-assisted death or allowing the patient to die?. BMC Med Ethics 11, 20 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-11-20

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