A preliminary analysis of medical futility decisionmaking: law and professional attitudes. Research report

Shows that courts in the USA have taken 2 disparate approaches to disputes over futility of treatment. Reports a national survey of health care professionals to explore whether a consensus on medical futility is developing among hospitals. Respondents assigned importance ratings to factors used in r...

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Published in:Behavioral sciences & the law 1998-10, Vol.16 (4), p.497-508
Main Authors: Wiener, R L, Eton, D, Gibbons, V P, Goldner, J A, Johnson, S H
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description Shows that courts in the USA have taken 2 disparate approaches to disputes over futility of treatment. Reports a national survey of health care professionals to explore whether a consensus on medical futility is developing among hospitals. Respondents assigned importance ratings to factors used in recent futility decision made at their institutions. The resulting importance ratings showed significant variation by characteristics of the institution and by profession of the respondent. Respondents' judgments endorsed 3 distinct strategies: the emphasis on the patient's decision preferences, providing for the patient and family, and adhering to objective medical and social norms. (Original abstract - amended)
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