Burden of futile care in ICU studied: Patients waiting for care affected negatively, study presented

Researchers at UCLA studied the opportunity costs of providing futile care to patients in the ICU, finding that care was delayed or compromised for waiting patients when futile care was being provided in a full ICU. Futile treatment was identified by…

Source: Burden of futile care in ICU studied: Patients waiting for care affected negatively, study presented