title: Medical futility: the duty not to treat.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington's Department of Medical History and Ethics.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Jecker
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Schneiderman
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D000368:Aged; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D032921:Consensus; D003657:Decision Making; D017041:Ethics Committees; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D028681:Moral Obligations; D010819:Physician's Role; D011379:Prognosis; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017211:Treatment Failure; D035502:Trust; D035761:Wedge Argument; D028761:Withholding Treatment