Sedation in pediatric palliative care: The role of pediatric palliative care teams.
Palliative sedation (PS) consists of the use of drugs to alleviate the suffering of patients with refractory symptoms, through a reduction in consciousness. The aim of this study is to describe the incidence of and indications for PS in patients treated by pediatric palliative care teams (PPCT), and...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT) |
| Repositorio: | r-I3PT. Repositorio Institucional Producción Científica del Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:i3pt.fundanetsuite.com:p4330 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://i3pt.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/4330 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85166421823&doi=10.1017%2fS1478951523000846&partnerID=40&md5=ff2b343d46d5f02f8cf9222b1fd12e07 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Child, End of life, Palliative care, Palliative care team, Palliative sedation, Prospective study, Terminal care |
| Resumo: | Palliative sedation (PS) consists of the use of drugs to alleviate the suffering of patients with refractory symptoms, through a reduction in consciousness. The aim of this study is to describe the incidence of and indications for PS in patients treated by pediatric palliative care teams (PPCT), and the relationship between PS, the place of death, and the characteristics of the care teams. |
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