title: Ethics in action. The family of a comatose, ventilator-dependent patient insists that all forms of treatment be continued.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Policy and Ethics, Creighton University, Omaha, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003128:Coma / Q000628:therapy*; D003657:Decision Making; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D018447:Medical Futility