noun
General Slang
medical futility
MED-ik-ul fyoo-TIL-it-ee · noun · informal
Treatment with no realistic prospect of benefit
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The concept, and bedside shorthand, that further intervention cannot achieve a meaningful outcome for the patient.
“The consultant raised medical futility with the family.”
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medical futility In A Sentence
The consultant raised medical futility with the family.
Origin & Usage
Formal ethics term used colloquially at the bedside.
People Also Ask
What is 'medical futility'?
The idea that further treatment cannot achieve a meaningful outcome for the patient, so continuing it offers no realistic benefit.
Is 'medical futility' a slang term?
No — it's a formal ethics term, though it's also used as bedside shorthand when discussing whether to continue treatment.
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