title: Little hope for medical futility.
authors.forename: Arthur L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Caplan
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000941:ethics*; D003693:Delirium / Q000628:therapy*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000628:therapy*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000941:ethics*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics*; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000941:ethics*