title: Alone at life's end: Trying to protect the autonomy of patients without surrogates or decision-making capacity.
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D016743:Mental Competency; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment