title: A bridge to nowhere.
authors.affiliation: Office of Ethics, Boston Children's Hospital, USA. christine.mitchell@TCH.Harvard.edu
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Truog
mesh_terms: D001900:Boston; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics*