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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
Care of terminally ill patients and palliative sedation
Abstract:
Caring of very sick and dying people at home during their last phase in life presents a maximum challenge for patients, their family, relatives and the palliative care team. Dying stages occur differently in each patient and the palliative care team must react accordingly. Despite all monitoring and sufficient treatment for the patient, symptoms can create a highly stressful situation. After careful consideration in these cases, a palliative sedation can be considered. Guidelines of German and European societies describe indications, as well as the implementation. A highly complex casuistics demonstrates possibilities and limits of palliative sedation
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