title: Futile care in the pediatric intensive care unit: ethical and economic considerations.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tilford
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Fiser
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000191:economics; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017046:Cost Savings; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000191:economics*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics*; D018447:Medical Futility; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States