title: Mandate to obtain consent for withholding nonbeneficial cardiopulmonary resuscitation is misguided.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care and Palliative Care, University Health Network, and Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto; Critical Care Medicine, Toronto East General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, and Critical Care Medicine, Ontario Medical Association (Warner), Toronto, Ont.; London Health Sciences Centre (Sibbald), London, Ont. james.downar@utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Downar
authors.affiliation: Critical Care and Palliative Care, University Health Network, and Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto; Critical Care Medicine, Toronto East General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, and Critical Care Medicine, Ontario Medical Association (Warner), Toronto, Ont.; London Health Sciences Centre (Sibbald), London, Ont.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.affiliation: Critical Care and Palliative Care, University Health Network, and Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto; Critical Care Medicine, Toronto East General Hospital, and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, and Critical Care Medicine, Ontario Medical Association (Warner), Toronto, Ont.; London Health Sciences Centre (Sibbald), London, Ont.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sibbald
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D009864:Ontario; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000941:ethics*