Adequacy of the therapeutic effort in 83-year-old male who comes from haematuria
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adequacy of therapeutic effort, limitation of therapeutic effort, prudence, deliberation.Abstract
Limitation of therapeutic effort (LET) is a medical term that is not without controversy. Some authors argue that the limitation is an expression that could be considered pejorative and they believe that it would be more appropriate to talk about “adjustment”, in order to avoid “negative” connotations regarding patient care. It is not a matter of “stop acting”, but adopting a proactive attitude that includes adding or modifying measures according to the therapeutic objectives of the moment. LET as a concept is today fully accepted. Its use is very frequent in the field of Internal Medicine and it is considered a quality standard.
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