Correction ========== Baumann A, Audibert G, Lafaye CG, *et al.* Elective non-therapeutic intensive care and the four principles of medical ethics. *J Med Ethics* 2013;39:139–42. As a result of an error in the XML the third author, *Caroline Guibet Lafaye* is listed incorrectly on Pubmed as *Lafaye CG*. She should be correctly listed as *Guibet Lafaye C* on Pubmed.