"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Futility" by people in Profiles.
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Interpreting a Bayesian phase II futility clinical trial. Trials. 2022 Nov 22; 23(1):953.
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Effect of Deferoxamine on Trajectory of Recovery After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Post Hoc Analysis of the i-DEF Trial. Stroke. 2022 07; 53(7):2204-2210.
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Perception of Provision of Futile Care Among Clinicians in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. J Neurosci Nurs. 2019 Oct; 51(5):249-252.
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Deferoxamine mesylate in patients with intracerebral haemorrhage (i-DEF): a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase 2 trial. Lancet Neurol. 2019 05; 18(5):428-438.
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Rationale and Study Design for a Single-Arm Phase IIa Study Investigating Feasibility of Preventing Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events in High-Risk Patients with Acute Non-disabling Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events Using Remote Ischemic Conditioning. Chin Med J (Engl). 2018 Feb 05; 131(3):347-351.
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Getting Past Words: Futility and the Professional Ethics of Life-Sustaining Treatment. Perspect Biol Med. 2018; 60(3):319-327.
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Perceptions of Home Health Nurses Regarding Suffering, Artificial Nutrition, and Hydration in Late-Stage Dementia. Home Healthc Now. 2016 Oct; 34(9):478-84.
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Does Declaration of Brain Death Serve the Best Interest of Organ Donors Rather Than Merely Facilitating Organ Transplantation? Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jun; 101(6):2053-8.
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Challenges of decision making regarding futility in a randomized trial: the Interventional Management of Stroke III experience. Stroke. 2014 May; 45(5):1408-14.
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Novel methodologic approaches to phase I, II, and III trials. Stroke. 2013 Jun; 44(6 Suppl 1):S116-8.