title: Practical guidelines on the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Cist
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Truog
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Brackett
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Hurford
mesh_terms: D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008020:Life Support Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011368:Professional-Family Relations