title: Praying for miracles: practical responses to requests for medically futile treatments in the ICU setting.
authors.affiliation: Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Dugan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003142:Communication; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D032921:Consensus; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D026822:Ethicists; D017041:Ethics Committees; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D033061:Ethics Consultation; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D018447:Medical Futility; D017008:Negotiating; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment