Continuous sedation at the end of life : ethical, clinical, and legal perspectives / edited by Sigrid Sterckx, Kasper Raus, Freddy Mortier.

Continuous sedation until death (sometimes referred to as terminal sedation or palliative sedation) is an increasingly common practice in end-of-life care. However, it raises numerous medical, ethical, emotional and legal concerns, such as the reducing or removing of consciousness (and thus potentia...

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Other Authors:	Sterckx, Sigrid (Editor), Raus, Kasper (Editor), Mortier, Freddy (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Series:	Cambridge bioethics and law.
Subjects:	Terminal sedation. Terminal care > Law and legislation. Terminally ill > Psychology.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139856652
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