An ethical analysis of the use of 'futility' in the 1992 American Heart Association Guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care

Arch Intern Med. 1993 Oct 11;153(19):2195-8.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • American Heart Association
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / standards*
  • Consensus
  • Emergency Medical Services / standards*
  • Empirical Research
  • Ethics, Medical*
  • Humans
  • Patient Selection
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Prognosis
  • Resuscitation Orders
  • Risk Assessment
  • Social Values*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States
  • Withholding Treatment*