Medical Futility is a legal and ethical concept denoting a medical intervention that, within established clinical standards, lacks reasonable probability of achieving a physiologically meaningful benefit for the patient.
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Robert D. Truog, Allan S. Brett, Joel Frader · New England Journal of Medicine · 1992 · 468 citations
Stuart J. Youngner · JAMA · 1988 · 316 citations
Law, Geriatric Medicine, Health Law +17
Futility and the Ethics of Resuscitation
Tom Tomlinson · JAMA · 1990 · 269 citations
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University of California San Diego, United States
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Institute of Medical Ethics
St Helens, United Kingdom
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5 publications
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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4 publications
406 citations
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, United States
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4 publications
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, United States
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University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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University of Washington
Seattle, United States
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
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University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand
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Repository · 8 publications · 162 citations
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- Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
6 publications · 139 citations
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- Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
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