介绍： He died of a major infection - a sad way to die. So what should responsible persons do when confronted with the necessity of such an enormous decision? What it all comes down to is common sense.

他死于严重感染──一种令人悲痛的死法。 那么，作为负责任的人，在需要做出这样大的决定时该怎么办呢？归根到底是个常识问...

介绍： He died of a major infection - a sad way to die. So what should responsible persons do when confronted with the necessity of such an enormous decision? What it all comes down to is common sense.

他死于严重感染──一种令人悲痛的死法。 那么，作为负责任的人，在需要做出这样大的决定时该怎么办呢？归根到底是个常识问题。

For the 30 years I have been a doctor, and for hundreds of years before that, doctors and families have been quietly cooperating to decide what is best for a patient in the final phase of an illness. In 95% of the cases a sympathetic, reasonable decision can be made after appropriate discussion.

在我行医的30年里，以及在这之前的数百年里，医生和病人家属一直合作默契，共同决定在疾病的最后阶段怎么做才对病人最好。有95％的病例，在恰当磋商之后，都能做出人道而合理的决定。

In 5% of cases where such a judgment cannot immediately be reached, the proper decision will become apparent after a few days or weeks of basic treatment, observing the patient's progress.

另外的5％不能立即达成这样的决议。遇上这种病例，做上几天或数周的基本治疗，观察病人的进展之后，正确的决定就一目了然了。