Continuous palliative sedation for patients with advanced cancer at a tertiary care cancer center

Continuous palliative sedation for patients with advanced cancer at a tertiary care cancer center

Abstract Background Palliative sedation (PS) is an intervention to treat refractory symptoms and to relieve suffering at the end of life. Its prevalence and practice patterns vary widely worldwide. The aim of our study was to evaluate the frequency, clinical indications and outcomes of PS in advance...

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Main Authors: Bernard Lobato Prado, Diogo Bugano Diniz Gomes, Pedro Luiz Serrano Usón Júnior, Patricia Taranto, Monique Sedlmaier França, Daniel Eiger, Rodrigo Coutinho Mariano, David Hui, Auro Del Giglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Continuous palliative sedation
Advanced cancer
Tertiary care
Midazolam
Neuroleptics
Survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-017-0264-2

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