title: The problem with futility.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Truog
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Brett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frader
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards*; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D011336:Probability; D011639:Public Opinion; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States