title: When the family can't let go.
authors.affiliation: Progressive Care Unit, Alexandria (VA) Hospital.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D017041:Ethics Committees; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D016414:Resuscitation Orders