When parents request seemingly futile treatment for their children
Lantos, J.
Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine new York 73(3): 587-589
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0027-2507 PMID: 16758094 Document Number: 601559
This paper reviews the development of the concept of medical futility, particularly as it applies to pediatrics. It discusses the difference between technical considerations and value considerations in futility determinations, and then breaks down the concept of futility into four components - power, money, trust and hope.
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