European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) framework for palliative sedation: an ethical discussion

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of this paper is to critically discuss some of the ethically controversial issues regarding continuous deep palliative sedation at the end of life that are addressed in the EAPC recommended framework for the use of sedation i...

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Main Authors: Juth Niklas, Lindblad Anna, Lynöe Niels, Sjöstrand Manne, Helgesson Gert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/9/20