Six years ago, we proposed a patient benefit-centered definition of medical futility that
included both quantitative and qualitative components. We distinguished between an effect …

Physicians may employ the concept of medical futility to justify a decision not to pursue
certain treatments that may be requested or demanded by patients or surrogates. Medical …

Background Since prognostication appears increasingly important in clinical practice,
especially in end-of-life care, we examined physicians' experiences and attitudes regarding …

Written by an eminent authority from the American Academy of Neurology's Committee on
Ethics, Law, and Humanities, this book is an excellent text for all clinicians interested in …

Page 1 CASE STUDIES IN NURSING ETHICS FOURTH EDITION SARA T. FRY ROBERT M.
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The Ethics Committee recommends that in vitro fertilization (IVF) centers develop patient-
centered policies regarding requests for futile treatment. In most cases, clear communication …

The study sought to investigate the perceptions and experiences of nurses practising in
adult intensive care units (ICUs) with regard to medical futility. A qualitative exploratory …

Most bioethicists and professional medical societies condemn the practice of “slow codes.”
The American College of Physicians ethics manual states,“Because it is deceptive …

Asocial scientific critique of the field of bioethics can occur on at least two levels. The first
involves the use of social-science theory to destabilize some of the assump tions underlying …

Key points•For the purposes of this statement,“futility” refers to treatment that has a≤ 1%
chance of achieving a live birth;“very poor prognosis” refers to treatment for which the odds …