TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Suicide by self-removal of a pacemaker
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Bordier, Philippe
A1  - Robert, Frederic
SP  - 78
EP  - 79
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
N2  - A 70-year-old man extracted his own pacemaker and subclavian port used for delivery of chemotherapy, both implanted 2 weeks earlier. The patient died of septicemia within 6 days. This fatal outcome illustrates the risks of complications associated with severe psychiatric disorders after implantation of prosthetic devices.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -