"Medical Futility" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D018447
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.789.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Futile Treatment- Futile Treatment
- Futile Treatments
- Treatment, Futile
- Treatments, Futile
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Futility" by people in Profiles.
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Guo Y, Zheng G, Fu T, Hao S, Ye C, Zheng L, Liu M, Xia M, Jin B, Zhu C, Wang O, Wu Q, Culver DS, Alfreds ST, Stearns F, Kanov L, Bhatia A, Sylvester KG, Widen E, McElhinney DB, Ling XB. Assessing Statewide All-Cause Future One-Year Mortality: Prospective Study With Implications for Quality of Life, Resource Utilization, and Medical Futility. J Med Internet Res. 2018 06 04; 20(6):e10311.
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Maerz LL, Mosenthal AC, Miller RS, Cotton BA, Kirton OC. Futility and the acute care surgeon. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Jun; 78(6):1216-9.
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Tjia J, Cutrona SL, Peterson D, Reed G, Andrade SE, Mitchell SL. Statin discontinuation in nursing home residents with advanced dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Nov; 62(11):2095-101.
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Neavyn MJ. Suicide and the surrogate. J Med Toxicol. 2014 Mar; 10(1):3-6.
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Rubin E, Courtwright A. Medical futility procedures: what more do we need to know? Chest. 2013 Nov; 144(5):1707-1711.
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Germain MJ, Cohen LM. Maintaining quality of life at the end of life in the end-stage renal disease population. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2008 Apr; 15(2):133-9.
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Cohen LM, Steinman TI, Robinson WM. Ending dialysis: new perspectives on end-of-life considerations. Med Ethics (Burlingt Mass). 2004; 11(2):5-8.
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Hinshaw DB, Pawlik T, Mosenthal AC, Civetta JM, Hallenbeck J. When do we stop, and how do we do it? Medical futility and withdrawal of care. J Am Coll Surg. 2003 Apr; 196(4):621-51.
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Nusbaum N. Setting limits and long-term care of the frail elderly. South Med J. 1997 Feb; 90(2):256-60.