title: The medical futility debate: treatment at any cost?
authors.affiliation: Lankenau Hospital, Main Line Health, Nursing Administration, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Josita M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Starrs
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003128:Coma / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D024802:Nurse's Role; D016134:Organizational Policy