Treatment Futility
《英文msh詞典》Treatment Futility
[同義詞] Treatment Futility
[主題詞] Medical Futility
[中文釋義] 治療無效
[英文釋義] The absence of a useful purpose or useful result in a diagnostic procedure or therapeutic intervention. The situation of a patient whose condition will not be improved by treatment or instances in which treatment preserves permanent unconsciousness or cannot end dependence on intensive medical care. (From Ann Intern Med 1990 Jun 15;112(12):949)