The "futility debate" and the management of Gordian knots.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D030881:Disclosure; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018447:Medical Futility; D026706:Paternalism; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012945:Social Values; D035502:Trust; D028761:Withholding Treatment