title: Treatment decisions for patients without surrogates: rethinking policies for a vulnerable population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cugliari
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D026683:Advisory Committees; D032802:Committee Membership; D003657:Decision Making; D017041:Ethics Committees / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033222:Judicial Role; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009272:Persons; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D028761:Withholding Treatment