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Deep and continuous palliative sedation (terminal sedation): clinical-ethical and philosophical aspects

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2009
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Materstvedt, L. J., & Bosshard, G. (2009). Deep and continuous palliative sedation (terminal sedation): clinical-ethical and philosophical aspects. Lancet Oncology, 10(6), 622–627. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(09)70032-4

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Terminal sedation continues to fuel debate. When confronted with a patient for whom terminal sedation is considered a possible treatment option, decision making can be difficult. In this paper we focus on the clinical-ethical issues, with an aim to provide clinicians with ways of framing the issue from an ethical point of view. In addition to the clinical-ethical issues, terminal sedation touches upon interesting and complex questions of an essentially philosophical nature. What it means to be a "person" is one such question, and is a

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  • Materstvedt, L J
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  • Bosshard, G
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10

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6

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622

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627

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1470-2045

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583 since deposited on 2009-06-08
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293 since deposited on 2009-06-08
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Materstvedt, L. J., & Bosshard, G. (2009). Deep and continuous palliative sedation (terminal sedation): clinical-ethical and philosophical aspects. Lancet Oncology, 10(6), 622–627. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(09)70032-4

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