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Deep Continuous Sedation

Deep Continuous Sedation is a medical practice within palliative care that belongs to the category of sedation techniques and is distinguished by the sustained administration of sedative agents to induce a state of unconsciousness until death, typically employed to alleviate intractable suffering in terminally ill patients when all other treatments have failed.

154

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7.9K

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733

Authors

341

Institutions

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2017–2026

44

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Publications

154

End-of-Life Practices in the Netherlands under the Euthanasia Act

Agnes van der Heide, Bregje D. Onwuteaka‐Philipsen, Mette L. Rurup et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2007 · 450 citations · Full text

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Electroencephalogram spindle activity during dexmedetomidine sedation and physiological sleep

Eero Huupponen, A. Maksimow, P Lapinlampi et al. · Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2007 · 326 citations

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Continuous Deep Sedation: Physicians' Experiences in Six European Countries

Guido Miccinesi, Judith Rietjens, Luc Deliëns et al. · Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · 2006 · 211 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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Development of a Clinical Guideline for Palliative Sedation Therapy Using the Delphi Method

Tatsuya Morita, Seiji Bito, Yukie Kurihara et al. · Journal of Palliative Medicine · 2005 · 156 citations

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Authors

733

  1. LD
    Luc Deliëns

    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

    21 publications · 1.2K citations

    19

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  2. JR
    Judith Rietjens

    Erasmus MC, Netherlands

    20 publications · 1.8K citations

    18

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  3. AV
    Agnes van der Heide

    Erasmus MC, Netherlands

    13 publications · 1.4K citations

    12

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  4. FM
    Freddy Mortier

    Ghent University, Belgium

    12 publications · 632 citations

    11

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  5. TM
    Tatsuya Morita

    Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital, Japan

    11 publications · 695 citations

    11

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Institutions

341

  1. Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Brussels, Belgium

    20 h-index

    110 publications

    6.7K citations

  2. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    20 h-index

    82 publications

    4.3K citations

  3. Erasmus MC

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    17 h-index

    65 publications

    7K citations

  4. Amsterdam Public Health

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    17 h-index

    28 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital

    Hamamatsu, Japan

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University Medical Center Utrecht

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    25 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    2.6K citations

  8. Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    22 publications

    2.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Palliative Medicine

    10 publications · 630 citations

    10

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  2. BMC Palliative Care

    9 publications · 319 citations

    9

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  3. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

    9 publications · 582 citations

    9

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  4. Pediatric Anesthesia

    6 publications · 224 citations

    6

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  5. Critical Care Medicine

    5 publications · 393 citations

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