Skip to main content

editorial

. 1995 Mar 18;310(6981):683–684. doi: 10.1136/bmj.310.6981.683

Pulling the plug on futility.

C Weijer, C Elliott

PMCID: PMC2549090 PMID: 7711528

683

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

Andrews K. Patients in the persistent vegetative state: problems in their long term management. BMJ. 1993 Jun 12;306(6892):1600–1602. doi: 10.1136/bmj.306.6892.1600. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
Dawson N. V., Arkes H. R. Systematic errors in medical decision making: judgment limitations. J Gen Intern Med. 1987 May-Jun;2(3):183–187. doi: 10.1007/BF02596149. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
Faber-Langendoen K. Medical futility: values, goals, and certainty. J Lab Clin Med. 1992 Dec;120(6):831–835. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
Freedman B. Nonvalidated therapies and HIV disease. McGill/Boston Research Group. Hastings Cent Rep. 1989 May-Jun;19(3):14–20. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
Freiman J. A., Chalmers T. C., Smith H., Jr, Kuebler R. R. The importance of beta, the type II error and sample size in the design and interpretation of the randomized control trial. Survey of 71 "negative" trials. N Engl J Med. 1978 Sep 28;299(13):690–694. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197809282991304. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
McCarthy Michael. Anencephalic baby's right to life. Lancet. 1993 Oct 9;342(8876):919–919. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)91956-m. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
Paris J. J., Reardon F. E. Physician refusal of requests for futile or ineffective interventions. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 1992 Spring;1(2):127–134. doi: 10.1017/s0963180100000220. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
Poses R. M., Bekes C., Copare F. J., Scott W. E. The answer to "What are my chances, doctor?" depends on whom is asked: prognostic disagreement and inaccuracy for critically ill patients. Crit Care Med. 1989 Aug;17(8):827–833. doi: 10.1097/00003246-198908000-00021. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
Schneiderman L. J., Jecker N. S., Jonsen A. R. Medical futility: its meaning and ethical implications. Ann Intern Med. 1990 Jun 15;112(12):949–954. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-112-12-949. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

ACTIONS

RESOURCES