Retiring the Term Futility in Value-Laden Decisions Regarding Potentially Inappropriate Medical Treatment

Affiliations

• ¹ Alexander A. Kon is a past chair of the Society of Critical Care Medicine's Ethics Committee, president-elect of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, and clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California. alkon@ucsd.edu.
• ² Judy E. Davidson is past chair of the Society of Critical Care Medicine's Ethics Committee, chair of the Family-Centered Care Guidelines Writing Task Force for the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Evidence-based Practice/Research Nurse Liaison for University of California, San Diego Health. alkon@ucsd.edu.
• ³ Alexander A. Kon is a past chair of the Society of Critical Care Medicine's Ethics Committee, president-elect of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, and clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California.
• ⁴ Judy E. Davidson is past chair of the Society of Critical Care Medicine's Ethics Committee, chair of the Family-Centered Care Guidelines Writing Task Force for the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Evidence-based Practice/Research Nurse Liaison for University of California, San Diego Health.