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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Palliative Sedation"”.
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Palliative sedation : the development of a policy and guidelines for the use of Palliative sedation for refractory symptoms in dying patients at Sungardens Hospice, Pretoria
Sedation in the context of terminal care has been a hotly debated topic for many years. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, the wide variation in its reported use leads to doubts about the appropriateness of the care available in areas with a high percentage of sedation, and secondly, …
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A Distinction Without A Moral Difference? An Essay On The Difference Between Palliative Sedation And Physician-Assisted Death
<p>Professionals engaged in palliative care have a responsibility to treat their patients by aggressively managing pain and certain kinds of suffering within legal and professional ethical boundaries. Many medical professionals and ethicists, rightly or wrongly, have considered the practices of …
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Limitations on the Precedent Autonomy
Abstract: Over the course of the next two decades an unprecedented number of Americans will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In order that their consent to or rejection of medical treatment is truly informed, they need accurate and relevant information, including, but not limited to, the …