PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Martin L. Smith
TI  - Futile medicai treatment and patient consent
DP  - 1993 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 151--154
VI  - 60
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/60/2/151.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/60/2/151.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1993 Mar 01; 60
AB  - What are a physician’s ethical responsibilities when a patient or surrogate demands futile life-saving treatment? Recent attempts to define medical futility have implications for physician responsibility and may create exceptions to acquiring patient consent. Wording is proposed for a "futility clause" for use in do-not-resuscitate policies.