“Futile” care: Do we provide it? Why? A semistructured, Canada-wide survey of intensive care unit doctors and nurses

Caregivers voice the opinion that provision of futile care occurs, for multiple reasons, not the least of which is provider-driven. Nurses and physicians of Canadian ICUs perceive the need for increased availability of more ICU-directed and ethically trained resources to help them in providing end-of-life care.