Futile treatment - when is enough, enough?

Conclusions As Australia's population ages, there is likely to be an increased focus on the allocation of scarce health resources. This will, inevitably, place constraints on the number and variety of treatments offered to patients. The level of constraint will be felt acutely where a proposed treatment offers little clinical efficacy. It is time to try to understand and agree on a workable definition of futility.PMID:38300254 | DOI:10.1071/AH22277
Source: Australian Health Review - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Source Type: research