title: Futility in the intensive care unit: hard cases make bad law.
authors.forename: J Randall
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Burt
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003422:Critical Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States