- ►annals.org [PDF] LA Jansen, DP Sulmasy - Annals of internal medicine, 2002 - Am Coll Physicians In the recent medical ethics literature, several authors have rec- ommended terminal sedation
and refusal of hydration and nutri- tion as important, morally acceptable, and relatively
uncontrover- sial treatment options for end-of-life suffering. However, not all authors use ... Cited by 56 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
J Boyle - Theoretical medicine and bioethics, 2004 - Springer ABSTRACT. The use of terminal sedation to control the intense discomfort of dying patients appears
both to be an established practice in palliative care and to run counter to the moral and legal
norm that forbids health care professionals from intentionally killing patients. This raises ... Cited by 27 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►clevelandclinic.org [PDF] JD Cowan, D Walsh - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2001 - Springer Abstract This paper reviews the re- ported use of nonopioid medications for terminal
sedation. To provide a summary of the available literature, an electronic database search was
performed. Thirteen series and 1 4 case reports were identified. Vari- ous symptoms, ... Cited by 94 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
T Morita, S Tsuneto, Y Shima - Journal of pain and symptom management, 2002 - Elsevier Although sedation for symptom relief in terminally ill patients has been the focus of recent medical
studies, the interpretation of research findings is difficult due to the confusing terminology. To
clarify the agreements and inconsistencies in the definitions of sedation, a systematic ... Cited by 67 - Related articles - All 12 versions
T Morita, S Tsuneto, Y Shima - The Lancet, 2001 - Elsevier Many existing reports stress two factors as the core nature of sedation: 2 , 3 and 4 the presence
of intractable or severe distress refractory to standard palliative treatment; and the use of sedative
medications with the primary aim of relieving severe symptoms by reduction in ... Cited by 49 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
TY Chiu, WY Hu, BH Lue, SY Cheng, CY Chen - Journal of pain and symptom …, 2001 - Elsevier This study assessed sedation in terminal cancer patients in terms of three characteristics:
frequency; relationship to intractable symptoms; and the extent to which medical staff, family,
and patients found sedation to be ethically acceptable and efficacious. Two hundred ... Cited by 72 - Related articles - All 3 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] TE Quill, IR Byock… - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2000 - Am Coll Physicians When provided by a skilled, multidisciplinary team, pallia- tive care is highly effective at addressing
the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of dying patients and their families.
However, some patients who have wit- nessed harsh death want reassurance that they ... Cited by 168 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
TE Quill, B Lo, DW Brock - JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association- …, 1997 - Springer TE Quill Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Medical Humanities, University of Rochester
e-mail: Timothy_Quill@URMC.Rochester.edu 1 Foley KM. Pain, physician-assisted suicide, and
euthanasia. Pain Forum. 1995; 4:163–178. Council on Scientific Affairs, American ... Cited by 251 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►uab.edu [PDF] N Sykes, A Thorns - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2003 - archinte.highwire.org Methods Case note review was performed of 237 consecutive patients who died in a specialist
palliative care unit. Sedative dose changes during the last week of life were noted and survival
from admission was compared between groups of patients receiving no sedation, ... Cited by 102 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] TE Quill, BC Lee, S Nunn… - Annals of internal medicine, 2000 - Am Coll Physicians Comprehensive palliative care, as exemplified by many state-of-the-art hospice programs, is
the standard of care for the dying. Although palliative care is very effective, physicians,
nurses, patients, families, and loved ones regu- larly face clinically, ethically, legally, and ... Cited by 66 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
