| Handling Cases of 'Medical Futility' | |
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PMID: 21915638 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Medical futility is commonly understood as treatment that would not provide for any meaningful benefit for the patient. While the medical facts will help to determine what is medically appropriate, it is often difficult for patients, families, surrogate decision-makers and healthcare providers to navigate these difficult situations. Often communication breaks down between those involved or reaches an impasse. This paper presents a set of practical strategies for dealing with cases of perceived medical futility at a major cancer center. |
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Colleen M Gallagher; Ryan F Holmes |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-14 |
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Title: HEC forum : an interdisciplinary journal on hospitals' ethical and legal issues Volume: - ISSN: 1572-8498 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8917455 Medline TA: HEC Forum Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Section for Integrated Ethics in Cancer Care, Unit 1430, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 301402, Houston, TX, 77230-1402, USA, cmgallagher@mdanderson.org. |
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