Background The practice of continuous palliative sedation until death is the subject of much
medical and ethical debate, which is reflected in the inconsistency that persists in the …

Background: Little is known about the determining factors related to the administration of
continuous palliative sedation. Knowledge of these determinants may assist physicians in …

Background: Palliative sedation can be used for refractory symptoms during end-of-life care.
However, continuous palliative sedation (CPS) for existential distress remains controversial …

The empirical evidence suggests some movement toward consensus on the practice of
palliative sedation. However, a continued need exists for evidence-informed practice …

Background: Palliative sedation is a medical intervention aimed at relieving symptoms that
can no longer be controlled by conventional treatment. Ample knowledge is available …

Palliative care A century ago, death was typically quite sudden, and the leading causes
were infections, accidents, and childbirth. 1, 2 At that time, a healthy person who became …

Terms and Prevalence of Use “sedation in “sedation for intractable distress in the Palliative
sedation may also be termed “terminal sedation,” patients with intractable symptoms,” …

Background: The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) acknowledges palliative
sedation as an important, broadly accepted intervention for patients with life-limiting disease …

End-of-life care has long suffered from gaps between principle and practice. For several
aspects of care, many physicians do not observe guidelines that have been developed by …

Background Despite recent advances in palliative medicine, sedating a terminally ill patient
is regarded as an indispensable treatment to manage unbearable suffering. With the …