RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Medical, ethical, and legal aspects of end-of-life dilemmas in the intensive care unit JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 516 OP 527 DO 10.3949/ccjm.88a.14126 VO 88 IS 9 A1 Jonathan Wiesen A1 Christopher Donatelli A1 Martin L. Smith A1 Laurel Hyle A1 Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila YR 2021 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/88/9/516.abstract AB Physicians in the intensive care unit face a myriad of ethical dilemmas involving end-of-life care, yet they receive only minimal training about their jurisprudential obligations, and misconceptions about legal responsibilities abound. In particular, significant uncertainty exists among critical care physicians as to ethical and legal obligations for terminally ill patients. This paper presents 3 hypothetical cases to elucidate the medical, ethical, and legal considerations in common end-of-life situations encountered in the intensive care unit.