These groups' clearly differing assessments of the applicability of advance directives imply that the currently most common types of advance directive are not suitable for use in intensive care. In order to support patients' relatives in their role as surrogate participants in decision-making, improved advance directives should be developed, and their implementation should be incorporated into the training and continuing medical education of intensive-care physicians.
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