Palliative sedation: An essential place for clinical excellence

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 3-30

  Higgins, Philip C ^a   Altilio, Terry ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dignity; Double effect; Intractable pain; Palliative sedation; Suffering

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT RIGHT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 55249109520     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524250802003240     Document Type: Article

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