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Clinical Futility

Clinical Futility is a normative medical concept denoting a treatment or intervention that, within a defined clinical context, lacks a reasonable probability of producing a physiologically meaningful benefit for the patient.

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8.1K

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383

Authors

237

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2017–2026

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Publications

142

The Problem with Futility

Robert D. Truog, Allan S. Brett, Joel Frader · New England Journal of Medicine · 1992 · 468 citations

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A randomized, double-blind, futility clinical trial of creatine and minocycline in early Parkinson disease

Neurology · 2006 · 448 citations

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The Rise and Fall of the Futility Movement

Paul R. Helft, Mark Siegler, J Lantos · New England Journal of Medicine · 2000 · 348 citations

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Medical Futility in End-of-Life Care: Report of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs

American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judician Affairs · JAMA · 1999 · 333 citations

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So‐Called Cellulite: An Invented Disease

F Nürnberger, G. Müller · The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology · 1978 · 308 citations

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Authors

383

  1. NS
    Nancy S. Jecker

    University of Washington, United States

    8 publications · 364 citations

    8

    h-index

  2. JD
    John D. Lantos

    Children's Mercy Hospital, United States

    5 publications · 319 citations

    5

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  3. LJ
    Lawrence J. Schneiderman

    University of California San Diego, United States

    4 publications · 247 citations

    4

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  4. MS
    Mark Siegler

    University of Chicago, United States

    3 publications · 618 citations

    3

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  5. JR
    J. Randall Curtis

    University of Washington, United States

    3 publications · 236 citations

    3

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Institutions

237

  1. Institute of Medical Ethics

    St Helens, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    333 citations

  2. University of Washington Medical Center

    Seattle, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    264 citations

  3. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    697 citations

  4. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    4 h-index

    19 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    832 citations

  6. Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    644 citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    161 citations

  8. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    137 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 9 publications · 237 citations

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  2. Journal of Medical Ethics

    9 publications · 358 citations

    9

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  3. Archives of Internal Medicine

    9 publications · 372 citations

    9

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  4. JAMA

    7 publications · 961 citations

    7

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  5. The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics

    JLME · 4 publications · 130 citations

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