Discussion on Medical Futility and Medical Futility Policy
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2017.03.13
- VernacularTitle:论无效医疗与无效医疗策略
- Author:
Yujie FU
;
Weijin CHEN
- Keywords:
Medical Futility;
Clinical Decision;
Medical Ethics
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2017;30(3):311-314
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The article teased the concept of medical futility and analyzed the issues when implement the medical futility policy.It introduced the medical futility policy by the examples of New York Public Health Code Article 29-B:Orders Not to Resuscitate and relevant regulations in Taiwan and presented some reflections on medical futility.The authors suggested that it should cope with the common and troubled cases of medical futility,establish ethics committee,and make the medical futility policy at the stage of tense doctor-patient communication.
