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- Merlina Sulistio, Robert Wojnar, and Natasha G Michael.
- Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Cabrini Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia msulistio@cabrini.com.au.
- BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2020 Mar 1; 10 (1): 4-6.
AbstractPalliative sedation is the intentional use of sedatives to manage refractory symptom(s), such as pain and/or terminal restlessness. This case report describes the successful use of propofol, an ultra-fast-acting anaesthetic agent commonly used for anaesthesia induction and maintenance to manage refractory agitated delirium in an acute inpatient palliative medicine setting.© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
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