Futility clarified.
Futility is easily defined as uselessness. The mistaken appearance that it cannot be defined is explained by difficulties applying it to particular cases. This latter problem is a major goal of clinical training and cannot be solved in a pithy statement.
Chwang
Eric
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University of Colorado at Boulder, USA.
D026689:Ethical Analysis; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000941:ethics*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States