title: When the ICU is not the answer.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Houten
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000941:ethics*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D011368:Professional-Family Relations / Q000941:ethics; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D019452:Terminally Ill; D014861:Washington