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Medical decision making in palliative care

1 Patient and family

Most patients want:

-not to be kept alive to all costs (not die in ICU)

-to die peacefully and with dignity

-to die at home (

but, burden for family!?)

-to die pain free (

or don’t,

to avoid somnolence, confusion, …)