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'Medical consent; striking the right balance between shared decision-making and shared responsibility': A win-win scenario if done well Agarwal and colleagues illustrate in their letter[1] how balancing shared responsibility and shared decision-making can help achieve positive clinical outcomes as well as reduce the risk of litigation, which was the focus of our paper.[2] Their case of a young girl fighting metastatic bone cancer and severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection on an intensive care unit (ICU) highlights the clear benefit of ensuring that treatment decisions are not made in isolation. The approach taken by Agarwal and the ICU team, nonetheless, ensured that everyone was aware of the options and on board with the treatment offered. [Extracted from the article]