Concept information
Preferred term
Medical Futility
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Futility, Medical
Scope note
- The absence of a useful purpose or useful result in a diagnostic procedure or therapeutic intervention. The situation of a patient whose condition will not be improved by treatment or instances in which treatment preserves permanent unconsciousness or cannot end dependence on intensive medical care. (From Ann Intern Med 1990 Jun 15;112(12):949)
History note
- 95
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018447
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