The practice of continuous deep sedation until death in Flanders (Belgium), The Netherlands, and the U.K.: a comparative study

Context:Existing empirical evidence shows that continuous deep sedation until death is given in about 15% of all deaths in Flanders, Belgium (BE), 8% in The Netherlands (NL), and 17% in the U.K. Objectives:This study compares characteristics of continuous deep sedation to explain these varying freq...

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Main Authors: Anquinet, Livia, Rietjens, Judith A.C., Seale, Clive, Seymour, Jane, Deliens, Luc, van der Heide, Agnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2743/
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http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2743/1/Line106__The_Practice_of_Continuous_Deep_Sedation.pdf