Mesquite, TX
A 53-year-old female asked about a 91-year-old female:
recommendations of should my 92 year old mother get a pacemaker? her heart stops 2.4 seconds she does't have a heartbeat. not sure if it's practical?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Killian answered
General Practice 28 years experience
Medicine: Medicine is to not have any opinion regarding these kind of significant family decisions. Many of us have opinions about end of life care and the cost and trauma medicine often causes the elderly, but this important decision is yours and your family's to make.
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