1. Ethical Issues and Palliative Care in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit 
Keith M. Swetz, MD, MA, J. Keith Mansel, MD 
Cardiology Clinics 
Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages (November 2013)
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2. Fig. 1 Proposed trajectories of patients approaching the end of life.
(From Lunney JR, Lynn J, Hogan C. Profiles of older Medicare decedents. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50(6):1109; with permission.)
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3. Fig. 2
Care across a patient’s life span. EOLC, end-of-life care; ICP, integrated care pathway.
(From Macaden SC. Moving toward a national policy on palliative and end of life care. Indian J Palliat Care 2011;17(Suppl):S42–4; with permission.)
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