title: When physicians and surrogates disagree about futility.
authors: Professor of medicine, director of medical ethics, and chair of the medical ethics committee at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.
authors: Kenneth
authors: K
authors: Prager
mesh_terms: D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000941:ethics; D010820:Physicians; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D019727:Proxy; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics