Why careproviders may conclude that treating a patient is futile.
I shall examine one way that careproviders may come to judgments of "futility" in cases that are less than clearcut, in the hope that, if such judgment is unwarranted, it may be avoided.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Edmund G
EG
Howe
D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000941:ethics*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000191:economics*