[Palliative sedation, the sympathetic alternative for euthanasia?]. / Palliatieve sedatie, het sympathieke alternatiefvoor euthanasie?
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
; 149(9): 449-51, 2005 Feb 26.
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| ID: mdl-15771337
ABSTRACT
Palliative sedation is given to relieve refractory discomfort (pain, shortness of breath, agitation) during the phase when life expectancy is estimated to be a week or less. It is a medical intervention which, although not expressly meant to shorten life, may well do so. There is an inherent uncertainty here which is the cause of considerable ethical unease. Figures show that in a limited number of cases palliative sedation is actually applied with the intention to hasten death. It may well be impossible to rid ourselves ofthis uncertainty conclusively.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Assistência Terminal
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Ética Médica
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Hipnóticos e Sedativos
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Nl
Revista:
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article