Sedation in palliative care – a critical analysis of 7 years experience

Sedation in palliative care – a critical analysis of 7 years experience

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The administration of sedatives in terminally ill patients becomes an increasingly feasible medical option in end-of-life care. However, sedation for intractable distress has raised considerable medical and ethical concerns. In our s...

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Main Authors:	Andres Inge, Muller-Busch H Christof, Jehser Thomas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2003-05-01
Series:	BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:	terminal sedation palliative care ethics symptom control attitudes advance directives
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/2/2

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