Concept information
Preferred term
medical futility
Definition(s)
- Medical futility is a term used to describe situations in which medical investigations and treatments have little or no beneficial effect on a patient. A futile treatment is one that will not cure the patient's illness or improve the patient's quality of life. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disability; Medical Futility]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LRG26RMS-7
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