title: When do we stop, and how do we do it? Medical futility and withdrawal of care.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hinshaw
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pawlik
authors.forename: Anne C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Mosenthal
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Civetta
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hallenbeck
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D010166:Palliative Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D013727:Terminal Care; D028761:Withholding Treatment