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Sedation Until Death

Sedation Until Death is a medical practice involving the administration of continuous palliative sedation with the intention of relieving otherwise intractable suffering in terminally ill patients, distinguished from euthanasia by the primary aim of symptom control rather than the intentional hastening of death.

90

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242

Authors

155

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2017–2026

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Publications

90

Sedative Use in the Last Week of Life and the Implications for End-of-Life Decision Making

Nigel Sykes, Andrew Thorns · Archives of Internal Medicine · 2003 · 295 citations

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Sedation for intractable distress in the dying–a survey of experts

Susan Chater, Raymond Viola, Virginia Jarvis · Palliative Medicine · 1998 · 264 citations

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A multicentre international study of sedation for uncontrolled symptoms in terminally ill patients

Robin L. Fainsinger, Alexander Waller, M Bercovici et al. · Palliative Medicine · 2000 · 254 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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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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Authors

242

  1. JR
    Judith Rietjens

    Erasmus MC, Netherlands

    22 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. LD
    Luc Deliëns

    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

    22 publications · 1K citations

    19

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  3. AV
    Agnes van der Heide

    Erasmus MC, Netherlands

    16 publications · 1.2K citations

    14

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  4. FM
    Freddy Mortier

    Ghent University, Belgium

    14 publications · 693 citations

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  5. LA
    Livia Anquinet

    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

    9 publications · 472 citations

    9

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Institutions

155

  1. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    21 h-index

    83 publications

    4.2K citations

  2. Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Brussels, Belgium

    21 h-index

    102 publications

    4.7K citations

  3. Erasmus MC

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    15 h-index

    48 publications

    3.8K citations

  4. Amsterdam Public Health

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    14 h-index

    17 publications

    569 citations

  5. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    28 publications

    2.4K citations

  6. Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    344 citations

  7. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    536 citations

  8. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    430 citations

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Venues

  1. BMC Palliative Care

    10 publications · 504 citations

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  2. Palliative Medicine

    8 publications · 941 citations

    8

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  3. Journal of Medical Ethics

    6 publications · 172 citations

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  4. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

    6 publications · 515 citations

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  5. Journal of Palliative Medicine

    4 publications · 229 citations

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