title: Extending life or prolonging death: when is enough actually too much?
authors: The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex. Electronic address: jwjones@bcm.tmc.edu.
authors: James W
authors: JW
authors: Jones
authors: The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.
authors: Laurence B
authors: LB
authors: McCullough
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000941:ethics*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000941:ethics*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000941:ethics*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000941:ethics*; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics