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End-of-Life Practices in France under the Claeys-Leonetti Law: Report of Three Cases in the Oncology Unit
On February 2, 2016, the French government enacted the Claeys-Leonetti law introducing the right to deep and continuous sedation and forbade euthanasia for end-of-life patients. This article reports the first descriptions of this kind of intervention at the final stage of life of 3 patients and high...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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S. Karger AG
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5118829/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27920697 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000450940 |
| Sumario: | On February 2, 2016, the French government enacted the Claeys-Leonetti law introducing the right to deep and continuous sedation and forbade euthanasia for end-of-life patients. This article reports the first descriptions of this kind of intervention at the final stage of life of 3 patients and highlights the need of patient-centered goals and the importance of close collaboration between the patient, family, and medical and paramedical team to achieve a higher quality of final palliative care. |
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