Palliative sedation to alleviate existential suffering at end-of-life: Insight into a controversial practice

All terminally ill individuals should have access to palliative care that gives equal importance to all aspects of suffering. In spite of all the efforts made, some of these individuals will, unfortunately, be left with suffering described as “refractory”. It would appear that palliative sedation th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kim Sadler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pappin Communications 2012-07-01
Series:Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal
Online Access:http://www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/125/133