 Medical Futility
"Medical Futility" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
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D018447
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.789.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Futile Treatment- Futile Treatment
- Futile Treatments
- Treatment, Futile
- Treatments, Futile
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Futility" by people in Profiles.
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Persenaire C, Spinosa DL, Brubaker LW, Lefkowits CJ. Incorporation of Palliative Care in Gynecologic Oncology. Curr Oncol Rep. 2023 11; 25(11):1295-1305.
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Moore EE, Moore HB, Thomas SG, Farrell MS, Sixta S, Coleman JR, Miller JB, Bunch CM, Waxman D, Walsh MM. Serial "death diamond" TEGs are a bedside indicator of futile resuscitation during massive transfusion. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 09 01; 95(3):e19-e21.
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Kaizer A, Zabor E, Nie L, Hobbs B. Bayesian and frequentist approaches to sequential monitoring for futility in oncology basket trials: A comparison of Simon's two-stage design and Bayesian predictive probability monitoring with information sharing across baskets. PLoS One. 2022; 17(8):e0272367.
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Copeland LJ, Brady MF, Burger RA, Rodgers WH, Huang HQ, Cella D, O'Malley DM, Street DG, Tewari KS, Bender DP, Morris RT, Lowery WJ, Miller DS, Dewdney SB, Spirtos NM, Lele SB, Guntupalli S, Ueland FR, Glaser GE, Mannel RS, DiSaia PJ. Phase III Randomized Trial of Maintenance Taxanes Versus Surveillance in Women With Advanced Ovarian/Tubal/Peritoneal Cancer: A Gynecologic Oncology Group 0212:NRG Oncology Study. J Clin Oncol. 2022 12 10; 40(35):4119-4128.
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Lundgren JD, Grund B, Barkauskas CE, Holland TL, Gottlieb RL, Sandkovsky U, Brown SM, Knowlton KU, Self WH, Files DC, Jain MK, Benfield T, Bowdish ME, Leshnower BG, Baker JV, Jensen JU, Gardner EM, Ginde AA, Harris ES, Johansen IS, Markowitz N, Matthay MA, ?stergaard L, Chang CC, Goodman AL, Chang W, Dewar RL, Gerry NP, Higgs ES, Highbarger H, Murray DD, Murray TA, Natarajan V, Paredes R, Parmar MKB, Phillips AN, Reilly C, Rupert AW, Sharma S, Shaw-Saliba K, Sherman BT, Teitelbaum M, Wentworth D, Cao H, Klekotka P, Babiker AG, Davey VJ, Gelijns AC, Kan VL, Polizzotto MN, Thompson BT, Lane HC, Neaton JD. Responses to a Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody for Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 According to Baseline Antibody and Antigen Levels : A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2022 02; 175(2):234-243.
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Westmoreland P, Parks L, Lohse K, Mehler P. Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa and Futility: A Time for Every Purpose? Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2021 12; 44(4):603-611.
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Harris MI, Crowe RP, Anders J, D'Acunto S, Adelgais KM, Fishe J. Applying a set of termination of resuscitation criteria to paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2021 12; 169:175-181.
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Weiss DJ, Shanteau J. The futility of decision making research. Stud Hist Philos Sci. 2021 12; 90:10-14.
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Kao D, Purohit S, Jhund P. Therapeutic futility and phenotypic heterogeneity in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: what is the role of bionic learning? Eur J Heart Fail. 2020 01; 22(1):159-161.
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Petek BJ, Bennett DN, Ngo C, Chan PS, Nallamothu BK, Bradley SM, Tang Y, Hayward RA, van Walraven C, Goldberger ZD. Reexamination of the UN10 Rule to Discontinue Resuscitation During In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 05 03; 2(5):e194941.
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