Meaningful futility
Requests for resuscitation against medical recommendation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21515197 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucas Vivas (Internal Medicine, William Osler Health System, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, corresponding author), Travis Carpenter (0000-0002-0916-2714, Internal Medicine, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 654-656 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medical Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6800 • E-ISSN: 1473-4257 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/medethics-2020-106232 |
| PMID | 32332150 |
| OpenAlex | W3018488496 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
‘Futility’ is a contentious term that has eluded clear definition, with proposed descriptions either too strict or too vague to encompass the many facets of medical care. Requests for futile care are often surrogates for requests of a more existential character, covering the whole range of personal, emotional, cultural and spiritual needs. Physicians and other practitioners can use requests for futile care as a valuable opportunity to connect with their patients at a deeper level than the mere biomedical diagnosis. Current debate around Canada’s changing regulatory and legal framework highlights challenges in appropriately balancing the benefits and burdens created by requests for futile care
Existentialism · Internet privacy · Political science · Computer Science · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |