Palliative sedation therapy: A systematic literature review and critical appraisal of available guidance on indication and decision making

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 601-611

  Schildmann, Eva ^a   Schildmann, Jan ^b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DECISION MAKING; DELIRIUM; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; HYDRATION; PAIN; PALLIATIVE SEDATION THERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TERMINAL CARE;

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84900313323     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0511     Document Type: Article

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