title: The Ethics of Interventional Procedures for Patients Too Ill for Surgery.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nurok
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Makkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gewertz
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D002404:Catheterization / Q000941:ethics*; D061887:Conversion to Open Surgery; D003657:Decision Making; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D062072:Patient Acuity; D057240:Patient Preference; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000941:ethics*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000941:ethics*