The perils of medico-legal advocacy in ICU conflicts at the end of life: A qualitative study of what happens when advocacy and best interests collide.

Unlabelled: An unexplored aspect of conflicts and conflict resolution in the ICU at EOL is the role of advocacy in both medicine and law.

Goal: Qualitative study to explore perspectives of SDM/patient lawyers on issues of advocacy at EOL to better understand conflicts and resolution processes.

Methods: Purposive sampling with criterion and snowball techniques were used to recruit 11 experienced lawyers for semi-structured interviews.