Palliative medicine
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Palliative medicine · Jan 2022
Multicenter StudyEffect of continuous deep sedation on survival in the last days of life of cancer patients: A multicenter prospective cohort study.
Continuous deep sedation is ethically controversial with respect to whether it shortens a patient's life. ⋯ Continuous deep sedation with careful dose adjustment was not associated with shorter survival in the last days of life in patients with advanced cancer.