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QD446
Preferred Label
overtreatment
surtraitementCategory label
OvertreatmentpolymedicationpolymedicationSurtraitementQ-Code supplementary keywords
over treatmentQ-Code scope note
an excessive drug load leading to a suboptimal risk-to-benefit ratio. Initiating treatment in conditions where it is not indicated.(Peruka & Kwan 2005)charge médicamenteuse excessive menant à un ratio suboptimal risque-bénéfice. Initier un traitement dans des conditions où il n'est pas indiqué. (Peruka & Kwan 2005)Q-Code conceptual content
Futile medical treatment ; Treatment that is usually considered unable to produce the desired benefit either because it cannot achieve its physiological aim or because the burdens of the treatment are considered to outweigh the benefits for the particular individual. There are necessary value judgements involved in coming to an assessment of futility. These judgements must consider the individual’s, or proxy’s, assessment of worthwhile outcome. (WHOGloss2004)Medical Futility ; The absence of a useful purpose or useful result in a diagnostic procedure or therapeutic intervention. The situation of a patient whose condition will not be improved by treatment or instances in which treatment preserves permanent unconsciousness or cannot end dependence on intensive medical care. (From Ann Intern Med 1990 Jun 15;112(12):949)(MeSH)Number Needed to Harm ; The number of people who would need to be treated over a specific period of time before one bad outcome of the treatment will occur. The number needed to harm (NNH) for a treatment can be known only if clinical trials of the treatment have been performed.(AHRQ)Number Needed to Treat ; The number of people who need to be treated over a specific period of time to promote one additional good outcome (or prevent one additional bad outcome). The number needed to treat (NNT) for a treatment can be known only if clinical trials of the treatment have been performed.(AHRQ)overtreatment; an excessive drug load leading to a suboptimal risk-to-benefit ratio. Initiating treatment in conditions where it is not indicated. Use of excessively fast titration rates. Prescription of excessively high initial target dosages. Failure to consider conditions associated with reduced dosage requirements. Failure to consider the dose-response characteristics of the selected drug. Premature use of combination therapy. Failure to adjust the dosage to prevent or compensate for adverse pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic drug interactions. Failure to reduce drug load in patients who have not benefited from high dosages or polypharmacy. Continuation of drug therapy in disease-free patients. (Peruka & Kwan 2005)UMLS CUI
C0242652
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