Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018447
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018447
Preferred Name

Medical Futility

Definitions
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)
Synonyms
Treatment, Futile
Futility, Medical
Treatment Futility
Futile Treatments
Futile Treatment
Treatments, Futile
Futility, Treatment
Futility
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