Palliative sedation and the fear of legal ramifications [6]

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 246-247

  Rousseau, Paul C ^a  

^a CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; OCTREOTIDE; OPIATE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COLIC; COLON CANCER; DEATH; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EUTHANASIA; FEAR; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INTESTINE DISTENSION; LEGAL ASPECT; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NAUSEA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEDATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING;

CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33646510866     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.246     Document Type: Letter

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