Terminal sedation (TS) is a recently coined term that may apply to a variety of practices with
differing ethical implications. Two hypothetical cases are presented and contrasted. The first …

Background" Terminal sedation" regarded as the use of sedation in (pre-) terminal patients
with treatment-refractory symptoms is controversially discussed not only within palliative …

“Terminal sedation” refers to the use of sedation as palliation in dying patients with a
terminal diagnosis. Although terminal sedation has received widespread legal and ethical …

There are many ways in which doctors influence the circumstances and/or the timing of a
patient's death. Some of these are accepted as normal medical practice—for instance, when …

There has been much discussion regarding the acceptable use of sedation for palliation. A
particularly contentious practice concerns deep, continuous sedation given to patients who …

The aim of this article was to review the ethical debate concerning palliative sedation.
Although recent guidelines articulate the differences between palliative sedation and …

In general, the consensus in practice and by court opinion is that palliative sedation is
distinct from physician-assisted suicide (PAS). 2 Palliative sedation differs from PAS by …

Around 1990 a discussion started concerning a measure within palliative care that had
earlier attracted little attention: the sedation of dying patients. The intention behind this …

• Good documentation and communication are essential to avoid misunderstanding of the
intent of palliative sedation. be close to death, or (2) for the relief of profound anguish (eg …

Continuous sedation until death (sometimes referred to as terminal sedation or palliative
sedation) is an increasingly common practice in end-of-life care. However, it raises …