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Critical Care Clinics, 1996
Recent discussions about futility have been useful in elucidating health professionals' responsibility to communicate, to establish trust, and to collaborate with patients and families about end-of-life decisions. They have highlighted the often impersonal and fragmented care that patients receive in today's large medical centers.
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Recent discussions about futility have been useful in elucidating health professionals' responsibility to communicate, to establish trust, and to collaborate with patients and families about end-of-life decisions. They have highlighted the often impersonal and fragmented care that patients receive in today's large medical centers.
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Nursing Critical Care, 2009
Medical futility is a concept commonly used to describe medical therapy that has no known or anticipated immediate or long-term benefit for a patient. The concept of futility has existed since the time of Hippocrates and has become the predominant dilemma for many end-of-life situations.
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Medical futility is a concept commonly used to describe medical therapy that has no known or anticipated immediate or long-term benefit for a patient. The concept of futility has existed since the time of Hippocrates and has become the predominant dilemma for many end-of-life situations.
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DeckerMed Critical Care of the Surgical Patient, 2018
Since its infancy in the 1980s, the concept of medical futility has represented the challenge between increasing technological advancements in medicine and how to approach their limits. Given the nature of the debate, this is likely to continue to be the case; however, in recent years, the concept of medical futility has softened as many have realized ...
Stephanie Harman, Jacob A Blythe
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Since its infancy in the 1980s, the concept of medical futility has represented the challenge between increasing technological advancements in medicine and how to approach their limits. Given the nature of the debate, this is likely to continue to be the case; however, in recent years, the concept of medical futility has softened as many have realized ...
Stephanie Harman, Jacob A Blythe
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The Ethics of Medical Futility
Critical Care Clinics, 1993This article traces the evolution of the debate between the futility of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the patient's right to consent, analyzing its origins in the 1970s and examining new policies recommended by the American Medical Association in 1991.
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Archives of Internal Medicine, 1993
In their discussion of quality-of-life decisions, 1 Jecker and Pearlman assume that there can be a "broad community consensus" regarding a minimal threshold below which quality of life is so poor that life is not worth prolonging. This assumption is dangerous not only to the individual who is at this threshold and whose life is at stake, but also to ...
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In their discussion of quality-of-life decisions, 1 Jecker and Pearlman assume that there can be a "broad community consensus" regarding a minimal threshold below which quality of life is so poor that life is not worth prolonging. This assumption is dangerous not only to the individual who is at this threshold and whose life is at stake, but also to ...
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Handling Cases of ‘Medical Futility’
HEC Forum, 2011Medical futility is commonly understood as treatment that would not provide for any meaningful benefit for the patient. While the medical facts will help to determine what is medically appropriate, it is often difficult for patients, families, surrogate decision-makers and healthcare providers to navigate these difficult situations. Often communication
Colleen M Gallagher, Gallagher Colleen M
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Medical futility and the burns patient
Burns, 2013Since 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 ...
Daan Den Hollander
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International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2002
AbstractIt is difficult to define medical futility prospectively and objectively. Nonetheless, as technology continues to advance and use more resources, it is important that physicians and their institutions develop a process for dealing with conflict surrounding the construct of medical futility.Prospective policies on medical futility are preferable
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AbstractIt is difficult to define medical futility prospectively and objectively. Nonetheless, as technology continues to advance and use more resources, it is important that physicians and their institutions develop a process for dealing with conflict surrounding the construct of medical futility.Prospective policies on medical futility are preferable
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Medical Futility in the Natural Attitude
Advances in Nursing Science, 2005Medical futility has a long history going back to Plato but continues to be a controversial topic. Patients, families, and health professionals are faced with decisions about which treatments and interventions may be futile, but such questions as who decides; how do competing values get resolved; what value is placed on human life; how are decisions ...
Barbara Bennett, Jacobs, Carol, Taylor
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Case Studies in Medical Futility
Journal of Hospital Marketing & Public Relations, 2008Technology has provided means to sustain life and provide care regardless of whether the treatment is appropriate and compassionate given the condition of the patient. This study presents two case histories, compiled from historical patient charts, staff notes and observations, that illustrate the variety of ethical issues involved and the role culture
Douglas A, Mains +2 more
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