Palliative Sedation—The Last Resort in Case of Difficult Symptom Control: A Narrative Review and Experiences from Palliative Care in Switzerland

Palliative sedation can be considered as “the last resort” in order to treat unbearable, refractory symptoms or suffering in end-of-life patients. The aim is symptom relief and not to induce death as in the case of euthanasia. The treatment might be one of the most challenging therapeutic options in...

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Autores principales: Camartin, Cristian, Björkhem-Bergman, Linda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8876692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35207585
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life12020298

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8876692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35207585
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life12020298

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