Continuous Deep Sedation: A Proposal for Performing More Rigorous Empirical Research

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

Nursing, Hospice Nursing, Medical Ethics +15

The Palliative Prognostic Index: a scoring system for survival prediction of terminally ill cancer patients

Tatsuya Morita, Junichi Tsunoda, Satoshi Inoue et al. · Supportive Care in Cancer · 1999 · 712 citations

Medicine, Oncology, End-of-life Care +16

Trajectory of Performance Status and Symptom Scores for Patients With Cancer During the Last Six Months of Life

Hsien Seow, Lisa Barbera, Rinku Sutradhar et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2011 · 465 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Cancer Symptom Management +14

Symptom Prevalence and Control during Cancer Patients’ Last Days of Life

Vittorio Ventafridda, Carla Ripamonti, Franco De Conno et al. · Journal of Palliative Care · 1990 · 455 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Hospice Care +16

Trends in end-of-life practices before and after the enactment of the euthanasia law in the Netherlands from 1990 to 2010: a repeated cross-sectional survey

Bregje D. Onwuteaka‐Philipsen, Arianne Brinkman‐Stoppelenburg, Corine Penning et al. · The Lancet · 2012 · 350 citations

Law, Health Law, Health Policy +16