title: Understanding variability of end-of-life care in the ICU for the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. jrc@u.washington.edu.|Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. jrc@u.washington.edu.
authors.forename: J Randall
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.|Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Engelberg
authors.affiliation: Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.|Division of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Joan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Teno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*