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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Authors: Peláez Cantero MJ, Morales Asencio JM, Parra Plantagenet-Whyte F, Leyva Carmona M, Rosique Antonelli M, Gili Bigatá T, Martino Alba R
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT)
Repository:r-I3PT. Repositorio Institucional Producción Científica del Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí
OAI Identifier:oai:i3pt.fundanetsuite.com:p4330
Online Access: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:Open access
Keyword:Child, End of life, Palliative care, Palliative care team, Palliative sedation, Prospective study, Terminal care
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Summary: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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