Purpose: Palliative sedation therapy (PST) is a controversial issue. There is a need for
internationally accepted definitions and standards. Methods: A systematic review of the …

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 …

Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve suffering by controlling symptoms and to provide
other support to patients and families in order to maintain and improve their quality of living …

Despite skilled palliative care, some dying patients experience distressing symptoms that
cannot be adequately relieved. A patient with metastatic breast cancer, receiving high doses …

Palliative sedation is an effective symptom control strategy for patients who suffer from
intractable symptoms at the end of life. Evidence suggests that the use of this practice varies …

This article introduces a structure for standardization in the ongoing debate about the
application of palliative sedation for psychological and existential suffering at the end of life …

Purpose The aim of this study was to describe the use of palliative sedation (PS) its
indications and outcomes in patients followed up till death by an inpatient palliative care …

Although palliative sedation (PS) is a common practice in the palliative care of cancer
patients in Western countries, there is little related research on the practice in Korea. PS can …

Background: Little is known about the practice of palliative sedation (PS) in Germany. This
paper presents an analysis of sedation-related data obtained from the German standardized …

Advances in medical treatment now enable physicians to prolong life to a previously
unknown extent, however in many instances these new techniques mean not the saving of …