2019
DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12152
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Futility in Rehabilitation

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“…Though these transformations are often times unpredictable, we agree with the following suggestion by Spill et al to ensure rehabilitation goals and interventions are updated continuously, "revisiting the plan with patients and caregivers regularly is necessary to ensure that the interventions being applied continue to have a reasonable likelihood of success." 29 The results of this study should be interpreted carefully, as the study was not powered to draw definitive conclusions. Not all individuals with evidence of progression of disease or recurrence of GBM will benefit from inpatient rehabilitation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
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“…Though these transformations are often times unpredictable, we agree with the following suggestion by Spill et al to ensure rehabilitation goals and interventions are updated continuously, "revisiting the plan with patients and caregivers regularly is necessary to ensure that the interventions being applied continue to have a reasonable likelihood of success." 29 The results of this study should be interpreted carefully, as the study was not powered to draw definitive conclusions. Not all individuals with evidence of progression of disease or recurrence of GBM will benefit from inpatient rehabilitation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Rehabilitation of cancer patients is not without complications, as there may be unexpected changes in function or treatment during the period of acute rehabilitation. Though these transformations are often times unpredictable, we agree with the following suggestion by Spill et al to ensure rehabilitation goals and interventions are updated continuously, “revisiting the plan with patients and caregivers regularly is necessary to ensure that the interventions being applied continue to have a reasonable likelihood of success.”…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In regards to the complex vascular reconstructive procedure in this patient with the intention of preserving the affected limb, it could be considered a futile 6 task due to the severity of the brachial plexus injuries, unfavorable functional prognosis for the limb, and the uncertainty in the effectiveness of the treatments.…”
Section: Scapulothoracic Dissociation and Blunt Vertebral Vascular Inmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Blunt trauma to the vertebral artery is a rare entity with an incidence of 0.24% to 2.0% in cervical 4 , trauma cases and a mortality rate between 20-40%, which has decreased due to early diagnosis and identification of lesion characteristics 5 . This case report presents an unusual case of a patient where these two entities converge. We analyze the main points of intervention and decision-making that were effective in the management of the patient 6 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indeed, decisions about whether to limit or continue life-sustaining treatment of DoC patients are heavily influenced by assessments of consciousness presence and its recovery capacities [21,22]. Expectations of poor consciousness recovery and associated attributions of therapeutic futility typically underlie the decision to discontinue life-sustaining treatment [23]. This highlights how important consciousness/unconsciousness boundary is to the idea of personhood/selfhood and to what makes life worth living [1,6].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%