
Who should decide what life-prolonging medical treatments the intensive care patient should receive: the clinician or the patient’s family? The answer in almost all circumstances should be «both,» according to the authors of a new policy statement aimed at providing guidance for crucial decision-making for the care of patients with advanced critical illness while preventing conflicts between medical staff and family caregivers.
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