title: Ethical allocation of ICU resources: a view from the USA.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary/Critical Care Section, Portland VA Medical Center, OR 97207, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D018447:Medical Futility; D009922:Oregon; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018579:Patient Selection; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States