title: [Thematic series: end-of-life care and the terminally ill patient at the intensive care unit].
authors.affiliation: Centro de Tratamento Intensivo, Instituto Nacional de Câncer.
authors.forename: Márcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: AMIB.
authors.forename: Renato G G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Terzi
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatria, PUCRS.
authors.forename: Jefferson P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Piva