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Tackling Medical Futility in Texas
New England Journal of Medicine, 2007For several weeks this spring, national attention was focused on a mother's struggle to prevent the Children's Hospital of Austin from withdrawing life support from her infant son, Emilio Gonzales. The Gonzales case is the most recent in a series of famous “futility” cases. Dr. Robert Truog discusses futility cases and The Texas Advance Directives Act.
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Law, Medicine and Health Care, 1992
“Medical futility” may be provisionally defined as a medical conclusion that a therapy is of no value to a patient and should not be prescribed. The current debate about medical futility is one of the most important and contentious in medical ethics.
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“Medical futility” may be provisionally defined as a medical conclusion that a therapy is of no value to a patient and should not be prescribed. The current debate about medical futility is one of the most important and contentious in medical ethics.
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2013
We examine the concept of medical futility by addressing several questions. Should doctors be attempting treatments that have little likelihood of achieving the goals of medicine? What are the goals of medicine? Can we agree when medical treatment fails to achieve such goals? What should the physician do and not do under such circumstances?
Lawrence J, Schneiderman +1 more
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We examine the concept of medical futility by addressing several questions. Should doctors be attempting treatments that have little likelihood of achieving the goals of medicine? What are the goals of medicine? Can we agree when medical treatment fails to achieve such goals? What should the physician do and not do under such circumstances?
Lawrence J, Schneiderman +1 more
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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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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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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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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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Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2012
Religious faith and medicine combine harmoniously in Buddhist views, each in its own way helping Buddhists enjoy a more fruitful existence. Health care providers need to understand the spiritual needs of patients in order to provide better care, especially for the terminally ill.
Chan, T.W., DESLEY GAIL HEGNEY
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Religious faith and medicine combine harmoniously in Buddhist views, each in its own way helping Buddhists enjoy a more fruitful existence. Health care providers need to understand the spiritual needs of patients in order to provide better care, especially for the terminally ill.
Chan, T.W., DESLEY GAIL HEGNEY
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1997
This book surveys the clinical, ethical, religious, legal, economic and personal dimensions of decision making in situations when the choice is between extending costly medical treatment of uncertain effectiveness, or terminating treatment thereby ending the patient's life.
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This book surveys the clinical, ethical, religious, legal, economic and personal dimensions of decision making in situations when the choice is between extending costly medical treatment of uncertain effectiveness, or terminating treatment thereby ending the patient's life.
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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, Ryan F, Holmes
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