title: It's time to get serious about defining futility.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nevins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000757:Anencephaly; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003422:Critical Care / Q000191:economics; D026822:Ethicists; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D040841:Resource Allocation; D014428:Twins, Conjoined; D035501:Uncertainty; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment