Palliative sedation to relieve psycho-existential suffering of terminally ill cancer patients

Depression, Hopelessness, and Desire for Hastened Death in Terminally Ill Patients With Cancer

William Breitbart · JAMA · 2000 · 1.1K citations

Medicine, Oncology, Psychiatry +13

Euthanasia and other medical decisions concerning the end of life

P.J. van der Maas, Johannes J. M. van Delden, L Pijnenborg et al. · The Lancet · 1991 · 745 citations

Law, Health Law, Human Rights Law +12

End-of-life decision-making in six European countries: descriptive study

Agnes van der Heide, Luc Deliëns, Karin Faisst et al. · The Lancet · 2003 · 662 citations

Nursing, Decision Sciences, Decision Making +15

A National Survey of Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in the United States

Diane E. Meier, Carol‐Ann Emmons, Sylvan Wallenstein et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1998 · 492 citations

Health Professions, Health Policy, End-of-life Care +11

Sedation in the Management of Refractory Symptoms: Guidelines for Evaluation and Treatment

Nathan I. Cherny, Russell K. Portenoy · Journal of Palliative Care · 1994 · 419 citations

Dentistry, Pharmacotherapy, Intravenous Sedation +9