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I work oncology and have not encountered this before. We have an end stage non-small cell lung ca patient with a cardiac hx and an implanted pacer with an AED. Medtronic is the brand. Today we made him a DNR. I asked the doc what about the defibrillator in the pacer should the man arrest. He told me to call Medtronic. I did. The company rep said they cannot come into the hospital and reprogram the pacer to deactivate the AED. What can anyone tell me about this?
Thanks