Palliative sedation at the end of life to handle unmanageable symptoms has been much
debated. A systematic literature review in three phases including a content analysis of 15 …

After more than 15 years of engagement in research on palliative sedation, we dare to pose
that it is among the most challenging topics in end-of-life care. The first publications on …

Background Sedation in palliative care has received growing attention in recent years; and
so have guidelines, position statements, and related literature that provide …

Palliative sedation has been embraced by some as the final solution for the euthanasia
problem: careful use of sedation would make euthanasia unnecessary. The study by …

Background A significant minority of dying people experience refractory symptoms or
extreme distress unresponsive to conventional therapies. In such circumstances, sedation …

The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) considers sedation to be an important
and necessary therapy in the care of selected palliative care patients with otherwise …

Purpose End-of-life sedation, though increasingly prevalent and widespread internationally,
remains one of the most highly debated medical practices in the context of palliative …

Palliative sedation refers to the use of medications to reduce suffering by lowering
consciousness. overall, it has become an accepted part of palliative practice, but it remains …

CONTEXT: Continuous palliative sedation has been the focus of extensive international
debates in the field of end-of-life decision making. Although nurses may be important …

Objective: Comparing characteristics of a favorable sedation course during palliative
sedation to a less favorable course based on the reports Dutch physicians and nurses …