The ethical and legal aspects of palliative sedation in severely brain-injured patients: a French perspective
<p>Abstract</p> <p>To fulfill their crucial duty of relieving suffering in their patients, physicians may have to administer palliative sedation when they implement treatment-limitation decisions such as the withdrawal of life-supporting interventions in patients with poor prognosi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.peh-med.com/content/6/1/4 |