Palliative care and involvement of anaesthesiology: Current discussions

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-176

  Kettler, Dietrich ^a   Nauck, Friedemann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Involvement of anaesthesiology in palliative care; Palliative care and euthanasia; Palliative sedation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; KETAMINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; ANESTHESIST; ASSISTED SUICIDE; BELGIUM; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LUXEMBOURG; MEDICAL ETHICS; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEDATION; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 77952198196     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e328337331d     Document Type: Review

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