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Continuous Palliative Sedation

Continuous Palliative Sedation is a medical intervention classified as a symptom management strategy in palliative care, distinguished by the sustained administration of sedative medications to alleviate otherwise refractory existential or physical suffering in terminally ill patients approaching imminent death.

133

Publications

7.2K

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470

Authors

223

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

40

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Publications

133

European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) recommended framework for the use of sedation in palliative care

Nathan I. Cherny, Lukas Radbruch · Palliative Medicine · 2009 · 750 citations

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National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) Position Statement and Commentary on the Use of Palliative Sedation in Imminently Dying Terminally Ill Patients

Timothy W. Kirk, Margaret M. Mahon · Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · 2010 · 248 citations

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ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of refractory symptoms at the end of life and the use of palliative sedation

Nathan I. Cherny · Annals of Oncology · 2014 · 214 citations · Full text

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Continuous deep sedation for patients nearing death in the Netherlands: descriptive study

Judith Rietjens, Johannes van Delden, Bregje D. Onwuteaka‐Philipsen et al. · BMJ · 2008 · 176 citations · Full text

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Ethical Validity of Palliative Sedation Therapy: A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study Conducted on Specialized Palliative Care Units in Japan

Tatsuya Morita, Yoshikazu Chinone, Masayuki Ikenaga et al. · Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · 2005 · 171 citations · Full text

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Authors

470

  1. JR
    Judith Rietjens

    Erasmus MC, Netherlands

    22 publications · 1.4K citations

    21

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  2. LD
    Luc Deliëns

    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

    18 publications · 909 citations

    16

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  3. AV
    Agnes van der Heide

    Erasmus MC, Netherlands

    16 publications · 1.1K citations

    15

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  4. TM
    Tatsuya Morita

    Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital, Japan

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

    12

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  5. FM
    Freddy Mortier

    Ghent University, Belgium

    10 publications · 519 citations

    9

    h-index

1–5 of 470

Institutions

223

  1. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    19 h-index

    77 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Brussels, Belgium

    19 h-index

    90 publications

    4.5K citations

  3. Erasmus MC

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    17 h-index

    58 publications

    3.5K citations

  4. Amsterdam Public Health

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    14 h-index

    25 publications

    1K citations

  5. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    14 h-index

    37 publications

    2.8K citations

  6. Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital

    Hamamatsu, Japan

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    2K citations

  7. University Medical Center Utrecht

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    916 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

    24 publications · 1.9K citations

    22

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  2. BMC Palliative Care

    11 publications · 518 citations

    11

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  3. Supportive Care in Cancer

    9 publications · 387 citations

    9

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  4. Palliative Medicine

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

    9

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  5. Journal of Palliative Medicine

    7 publications · 302 citations

    7

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