title: Withdrawal of care in a potentially curable patient.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Oluwadamilola
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fayanju
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Ira J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Kodner
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000941:ethics*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics*