title: Of course, futile care is wasteful--are we ready to act on this knowledge?
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Burn, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Eiferman
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018447:Medical Futility