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PALLIATIVE SEDATION THERAPY [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
DEF

[The] use of medications to induce decreased or absent awareness in order to relieve otherwise intractable suffering at the end of life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
DEF

[...] utilisation de médicaments sédatifs pour soulager des symptômes réfractaires en abaissant le niveau de conscience.

OBS

sédation terminale : [Cette expression] est de moins en moins utilisée, car le terme «terminal» fait référence à la condition clinique du patient et non à la sédation.

Spanish

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