British laypeople's attitudes towards gradual sedation, sedation to unconsciousness and euthanasia at the end of life.
<h4>Background</h4>Many patients at the end of life require analgesia to relieve pain. Additionally, up to 1/5 of patients in the UK receive sedation for refractory symptoms at the end of life. The use of sedation in end-of-life care (EOLC) remains controversial. While gradual sedation t...
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| Main Authors: | Antony Takla, Julian Savulescu, Andreas Kappes, Dominic J C Wilkinson |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247193 |
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