Palliative sedation challenging the professional competency of health care providers and staff: a qualitative focus group and personal written narrative study

Palliative sedation challenging the professional competency of health care providers and staff: a qualitative focus group and personal written narrative study

Abstract Background Despite recent advances in palliative medicine, sedating a terminally ill patient is regarded as an indispensable treatment to manage unbearable suffering. With the prospect of widespread use of palliative sedation, the feelings and representations of health care providers and st...

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Main Authors: Danièle Leboul, Régis Aubry, Jean-Michel Peter, Victor Royer, Jean-François Richard, Frédéric Guirimand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Palliative sedation
Professional competency
Workplace suffering
Palliative care
Midazolam
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-017-0198-8

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