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Efficacy and Safety of Palliative Sedation Therapy: A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study Conducted on Specialized Palliative Care Units in Japan

Tatsuya Morita, Yoshikazu Chinone, Masayuki Ikenaga, Makoto Miyoshi, Toshimichi Nakaho, Kenji Nishitateno, Mitsuaki Sakonji, Yasuo Shima, Kazuyuki Suenaga, Chizuko Takigawa,

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · 2005 · 136 citations · 26 references

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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

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Symptom Control during the Last Week of Life on a Palliative Care Unit

Robin L. Fainsinger, Melvin J. Miller, Éduardo Bruera et al. · Journal of Palliative Care · 1991 · 362 citations

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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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Continuous infusion of haloperidol controls agitation in critically ill patients

Richard R. Riker, Gilles L. Fraser, Paul M. Cox · Critical Care Medicine · 1994 · 262 citations

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