Background: Terminal sedation in patients nearing death is an important issue related to
end-of-life care. Objective: To describe the practice of terminal sedation in the Netherlands …

Background Although palliative sedation therapy is often required in terminally ill cancer
patients, little is known about actual practice. The aims of this study were to clarify the …

This chapter will examine the arguments against the introduction of Clinical Practice
Guidelines (CPG) for Palliative Sedation. The first argument will be an historical one. The …

Background In 2005, a national palliative guideline was launched in The Netherlands. The
authors describe the practice of continuous palliative sedation until death (CPS) after the …

Context Sedation is administered to some palliative care patients at the end of their life.
Nurses play an important role in this practice. Objectives To systematically review the …

Background: A variety of terms and attitudes surround palliative sedation (PS) with little
research devoted to hospice and palliative care (HPC) clinicians' perceptions and …

Context Sedation is an accepted, but controversially discussed and challenging measure to
treat suffering at the end of life. Although most people die in hospitals or nursing homes, little …

As patients approach the end of life, they often expe-rience a range of distressing symptoms
and concerns such as pain, delirium, and breathlessness. Although most symptoms and …

Context Numerous attempts have been made to describe and define sedation in end-of-life
care over time. However, confusion and inconsistency in the use of terms and definitions …

To be able to distinguish end-stage palliative sedation from euthanasia without having to
refer to intentions that are difficult to verify, physicians must be able to manage palliative …