title: End of life issues in the critically ill.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy St., Providence, RI 02903, USA. Nicholas_Ward@brown.edu
authors.forename: Nicholas S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Aidan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D028701:Patient Rights; D010819:Physician's Role; D013727:Terminal Care