title: Medical futility.
authors.affiliation: Sacred Heart Regional Heart Institute, Pensacola, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Doty
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013727:Terminal Care; D016312:Treatment Refusal