Purpose Palliative sedation is a clinical procedure aimed at relieving refractory symptoms in
patients with advanced cancer. It has been suggested that sedative drugs may shorten life …

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 …

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 …

In patients with advanced cancer, a readiness to address pain and other intolerable
symptoms is a medical and moral imperative [1]. This has been described by Roy as the …

Opioids and sedative drugs are commonly used to control symptoms in patients with
advanced cancer. However, it is often assumed that the use of these drugs inevitably results …

Palliative care is generally agreed to be the standard of care for the dying, but there remain
some patients for whom intolerable suffering persists. In the face of ethical and legal …

Patients face difficult decisions about chemotherapy near the end of life. Such treatment
might prolong survival or reduce symptoms but cause adverse effects, prevent the patient …

The overall aim of this paper is to systematically review the following important aspects of
palliative sedation: prevalence, indications, survival, medication, food and fluid intake …

Background: Palliative sedation therapy (PST) is indicated for and used to control refractory
symptoms in cancer patients undergoing palliative care. We aimed to evaluate whether PST …

According to the ethical principle known as the “rule of double effect,” effects that would be
morally wrong if caused intentionally are permissible if foreseen but unintended. This …