title: Futility and surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212, USA. jonesjw@health.missouri.edu
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Laurence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018447:Medical Futility; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures