title: On medical futility: considerations and guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Organizational Ethics, Center for Practical Bioethics, Kansas City, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Brannigan
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D018447:Medical Futility; D008923:Missouri; D016134:Organizational Policy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States