Euthanasia and palliative sedation in Belgium

The aim of this article is to use data from Belgium to analyse distinctions between palliative sedation and euthanasia. There is a need to reduce confusion and improve communication related to patient management at the end of life specifically regarding the rapidly expanding area of patient care that incorporates a spectrum of nuanced yet overlapping terms such as palliative care, sedation, palliative sedation, continued sedation, continued sedation until death, terminal sedation, voluntary euthanasia and involuntary euthanasia. Some physicians and nurses mistakenly think that relieving suffer... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Cohen-Almagor, Raphael
Ely, E Wesley
Dokumenttyp: Journal article
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Verlag/Hrsg.: BMJ Publishing Group
Schlagwörter: Medicine (miscellaneous) / Oncology(nursing) / Medical–Surgical / General Medicine
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26603054
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