Monitoring the clinical practice of palliative sedation (PALSED) in patients with advanced cancer: an international, multicentre, non-experimental prospective observational study protocol

Monitoring the clinical practice of palliative sedation (PALSED) in patients with advanced cancer: an international, multicentre, non-experimental prospective observational study protocol

Abstract Background Palliative sedation involves the intentional lowering of consciousness at the end of life. It can be initiated to relieve a patient’s burden caused by refractory symptoms at the end of life. The impact of palliative sedation needs to be clinically monitored to adjust the proper d...

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Main Authors: Maaike Rijpstra, Kris Vissers, Carlos Centeno, Johan Menten, Lukas Radbruch, Sebastiano Mercadante, Michael Van der Elst, Claudio Adile, Maria Arantzamendi, Evelien Kuip, Sheila Payne, Nancy Preston, Jeroen Hasselaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Palliative sedation
Observational study
End of life care
Advanced Cancer
Monitoring
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01125-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01125-w

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