死亡,对任何人而言都是一个沉重的话题。而作为一名医生,最困难的任务之一,就是劝说那些没有希望的患者家属放弃无意义的治疗。十几年前,还是实习医生的我轮转到外科重症监护室的时候,监护室里面住着一位肿瘤晚期的老太太,癌细胞已经侵犯到她全身的各个部位,患者已经全身多脏器衰竭,昏迷不醒,完全靠各 Death is a heavy topic for anyone. As a doctor, one of the most difficult tasks is to persuade families of unwary patients to abandon meaningless treatment. Ten years ago, when I was still an intern, I was transferred to a surgical intensive care unit and an elderly woman with advanced cancer was housed in the nursing home. The cancer cells had already infringed upon various parts of her body and the patient had systemic multiple organ failure , Unconscious, completely by all