Limiting futile therapy as part of end-of-life care in intensive care units

The debate about medical futility often involves intensive care units where life-support procedures are routinely applied. Futile therapy is part of end-of-life therapy. In the discussion about medical futility it is important to distinguish the effect of therapy from the benefit for the patient....

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Main Authors: Maria Damps, Maksymilian Gajda, Ludwik Stołtny, Małgorzata Kowalska, Ewa Kucewicz-Czech
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2022-09-01
Series:Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Limiting-futile-therapy-as-part-of-end-of-life-care-in-intensive-care-units,118,47723,1,1.html