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  • Medical ethics
  • Healthcare policy
  • Clinical practice

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  • Advanced medical technology has limitations in extending patient life.
  • Despite medical efforts, some patients still die.
  • Medical futility involves treatments with low benefit and high cost.

Purpose:

  • To discuss the ethical views and definitions of medical futility.
  • To explore the ongoing debate surrounding medical futility.
  • To inform Taiwan's policy formulation on medical futility.

Summary:

  • This article examines the concept of medical futility, acknowledging definitional challenges in clinical practice.
  • It delves into diverse ethical perspectives on medical futility and related research.
  • The aim is to enhance medical staff's understanding of medical futility's significance.

Impact:

  • Provides a framework for understanding and defining medical futility.
  • Informs ethical decision-making in critical care.
  • Contributes to the development of national healthcare policies regarding futile treatments.