{"title":"The internal cardioverter defibrillator: patient-family teaching.","authors":"P H Brannon, R Johnson","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The ICD has proved to be a valuable therapeutic adjunct for patients at risk for sudden cardiac death. Careful attention to details associated with patient and family teaching assures a smooth adaptation to what may seem an overwhelming circumstance for patients and family members.</p>","PeriodicalId":77132,"journal":{"name":"Focus on critical care","volume":"19 1","pages":"41-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1992-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Focus on critical care","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The ICD has proved to be a valuable therapeutic adjunct for patients at risk for sudden cardiac death. Careful attention to details associated with patient and family teaching assures a smooth adaptation to what may seem an overwhelming circumstance for patients and family members.