The clinical and ethical appropriateness of sedation in palliative neurological treatments

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 370-385

  Bonito, Virginio ^a   Caraceni, A ^b   Borghi, L ^c   Marcello, N ^d   Mori, M ^e   Porteri, C ^f   Casella, G ^g   Causarano, R ^h   Gasparini, M ⁱ   Colombi, L ^a   Defanti, C A ^h   Borasio, G ^j   Chiodo Grandi, F ^j   Ciccone, A ^j   Congedo, M ^j   Crespi, V ^j   Fera, L ^j   Gasperini, M ^j   Marano, P ^j   Pasetti, C ^j   Primavera, A ^j   Tarquini, D ^j   more..

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c Fondazione Rui   (Italy)

^d S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^g Rianimazione   (Italy)

^h Dipartimento de Neurologia   (Italy)

ⁱ AO Niguarda Ca' Granda   (Italy)

^j NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROMAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL;

ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DYSPNEA; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; SEDATION; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 30744437910     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-005-0503-9     Document Type: Article

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