@article{ref1,
title="Medical futility and the burns patient",
journal="Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries",
year="2013",
author="den Hollander, Daan",
volume="39",
number="5",
pages="851-855",
abstract="Since its inception in the 1980s 'futility' has been a controversial concept. The history of this concept, its definition and application to burns care are discussed from the perspective of a burn surgeon. Although introduced as an objective (value-free) criterion, futility proves impossible to objectivate and judgements about the value of human life always play a role. The roles of the patient, the doctor, the 'politician' and society at large in futility-decisions are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-4179",
doi="10.1016/j.burns.2013.02.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2013.02.001"
}