title: 'You promised me I wouldn't die like this!' A bad death as a medical emergency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, NY 14607, USA.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Quill
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Brody
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D034723:Double Effect Principle; D004630:Emergencies; D004989:Ethics; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D028601:Euthanasia, Active; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D028723:Personhood; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013727:Terminal Care