Managing intentions: The end-of-life administration of analgesics and sedatives, and the possibility of slow euthanasia

Bioethics

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 388-396

  Douglas, Charles ^a,b   Kerridge, Ian ^b,c   Ankeny, Rachel ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Double effect; End of life; Euthanasia; Hypnotics and sedatives; Intention; Qualitative research; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; TERMINAL CARE;

ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DOUBLE EFFECT; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENTION; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEW SOUTH WALES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 49549111405     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2008.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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