Nau, RolandRolandNauGroßmann, MariusMariusGroßmannRohde, VeitVeitRohdeKnopf, ElmarElmarKnopfDörges, JoachimJoachimDörgesLarsen, JörgJörgLarsen2022-02-242022-02-242021-05-06https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/101599Abstract Patients' wishes should guide therapeutic considerations in the face of options and necessities, particularly when an intervention carries the risk of death. Therefore, in the medical management of the young and the old, everything should be attempted as long as the patient has a strong will to live.Patients' wishes should guide therapeutic considerations in the face of options and necessities, particularly when an intervention carries the risk of death. Therefore, in the medical management of the young and the old, everything should be attempted as long as the patient has a strong will to live. imageenCC BY-NC-ND 4.0Therapeutic nihilism is inadequate in geriatric medicinejournal_article10.1002/ccr3.4148