Palliative sedation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: results of a nationwide survey among neurologists and palliative care practitioners in Germany
Abstract Background Palliative sedation has become widely accepted as a method to alleviate refractory symptoms in terminally ill patients. Controversies regarding this topic especially concern the use of palliative sedation for psychological symptoms, the use in patients who are not imminently dyin...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Neurology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02681-7 |