title: Withdrawing life support from the critically ill.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: McGee
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Weinacker
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Raffin
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care; D018447:Medical Futility; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011788:Quality of Life