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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