Background: Inappropriate health care leads to negative patient experiences, poor health
outcomes and inefficient use of resources. We aimed to conduct a systematic review of …

Context The use of continuous sedation until death (CSD) has been highly debated for many
years. It is unknown how the use of CSD evolves over time. Reports suggest that there is an …

Background: Palliative sedation is the monitored use of medications intended to relieve
refractory suffering. The assessment of palliative sedation has been focused on the assess …

Purpose Our study aimed to evaluate the association between CDS and survival time using
the likelihood of receiving CDS to select a matched non-CDS group through an accurate …

Background: Patients approaching end of life may experience intractable symptoms
managed with palliative sedation. The legalization of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in …

Context Palliative sedation is used to relieve end-of-life refractory symptoms. Objective The
objective of this study was to describe the use of palliative sedation in patients who die in …

Background Data on sedation at the end of life (eol) in different medical disciplines are
scarce and mostly based on subjective reports. We aimed to assess the use of sedatives …

Background: National clinical guidelines have been developed internationally to reduce
variations in clinical practices and promote the quality of palliative care. In The Netherlands …

ObjectivesPalliative sedation (PS) and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) are options for
end-of-life (EOL) care in Canada, since the latter was legalized in 2016. Little research to …

Background: Palliative sedation (PS) is a therapeutic intervention employed to manage
severe and refractory symptoms in terminally ill patients at end of life. Inconsistencies in PS …