title: Futility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Benrubi
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D003657:Decision Making; D028663:Ethical Theory; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D040841:Resource Allocation; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D028761:Withholding Treatment