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[Ethical and deontological evaluation of the treatment of comatous patients]. Elementi per una valutazione etica e deontologica del trattamento del paziente in coma. The caretaking of the patient in coma requires an anthropological and clinical approach. The ethics of well-done work suggests to reject futile medical treatment and euthanasia but, at the same time, to perform a correct palliative care and to support the family.