Sedation at the end of life - a nation-wide study in palliative care units in Austria

201680 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

on behalf of the AUPACS (Austrian Palliative Care Study) Group · Medical University of Vienna

Sophie Schur · Salzburger Landeskliniken

Dietmar Weixler · Salzburger Landeskliniken

Christoph Gabl · Universitätsklinikum Krems

Gudrun Kreye · Klinikum Klagenfurt

Rudolf Likar · Klinikum Klagenfurt

Eva Katharina Masel ·

Abstract

This study provides insights into the practice of end-of-life sedation in Austria. Critical appraisal of these data will serve as a starting point for the development of nation-wide guidelines for palliative sedation in Austria.

Topics & Keywords

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Palliative Care

Volume 15, Issue 1, pp. 50-50

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-016-0121-8

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