Svensk definition
Diagnostiska och terapeutiska ingrepp utan meningsfulla motiv eller meningsfulla resultat; behandling som inte förbättrar patientens tillstånd eller inte förmår häva medvetslöshet eller beroende av intensivvård.
Medical Futility
Meningslös behandling
Engelsk definition
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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Engelska synonymer
Futility, Medical — Futility — Treatment Futility — Futility, Treatment — Futile Treatment — Futile Treatments — Treatment, Futile — Treatments, Futile