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Futility in medical decisions: the word and the concept. 2005

E D Pellegrino
Presdient's Council on Bioethics, Washington, DC 20006, USA.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009626 Terminology as Topic Works about the terms, expressions, designations, or symbols used in a particular science, discipline, or specialized subject area. Etymology,Nomenclature as Topic,Etymologies
D003657 Decision Making The process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea. Credit Assignment,Assignment, Credit,Assignments, Credit,Credit Assignments
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D018447 Medical Futility 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) Futile Treatment,Treatment Futility,Futility,Futility, Medical,Futile Treatments,Futility, Treatment,Treatment, Futile,Treatments, Futile

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