Intractable Disagreements About Futility
- PMID: 29375069
- DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2018.0013
Intractable Disagreements About Futility
Abstract
This paper discusses the inevitable ambiguity of the language that we use to describe events that are rare and emotionally devastating. A search for precision in such circumstances may distract from more important issues. Neither families nor doctors need more precise language. Instead, they need more trust, more emotional transparency, and a recognition by doctors of the tragic nature of the decision they face.
Comment on
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The Abuse of Futility.Perspect Biol Med. 2018;60(3):295-313. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2018.0001. Perspect Biol Med. 2018. PMID: 29375057
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