• Curr Opin Oncol · Jul 2015

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    End-of-life sedation: is there an alternative?

    • Dominique Lossignol.
    • Supportive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
    • Curr Opin Oncol. 2015 Jul 1; 27 (4): 358-64.

    Purpose Of ReviewTo evaluate the place and the usefulness of sedation in medical practice at the end of life.Recent FindingsContinuous sedation is an acknowledged medical practice for the management of refractory symptoms at the end of life. Guidelines and recommendations have been proposed in palliative care. Although considered as a good medical practice at the end of life, sedation is neither the only option nor the best.SummaryThis article presents the state-of-the-art (definitions, indications, and technical aspects) about continuous sedation, followed by an ethical reflection essentially based on the 'Principle of Double Effect', the impact on life expectancy, and the concept of 'natural death'.

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