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Drei Empfehlungen zum Umgang mit Todeswunsch in der Palliativmedizin

Will Ihr Patient wirklich sterben?

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„Der Patient möchte sterben ...“ Mit dieser Aussage beginnen viele Diskussionen, gerade in der aktuellen Debatte um den ärztlich assistierten Suizid, und sofort wird auch über die Gebote und Verbote seiner Umsetzung gesprochen. Als klinisch Tätige erleben wir jedoch, dass die Realität nicht so einfach ist.

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  1. Zentrum für Palliativmedizin, Uniklinik Köln, D-50924, Köln, Deutschland

    Raymond Voltz

  2. Zentrum für Palliativmedizin, Köln, Deutschland

    Klaus Maria Perrar

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Voltz, R., Perrar, K.M. Will Ihr Patient wirklich sterben?. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 157, 60–63 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-015-2921-9

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