[Terminal sedation. Ethic aspects].
For better or for worse, bioethics is a discipline that, on occasion, presents more doubts and questions than solutions or answers for the variety of issues it implies. Sedation-as it concerns the terminally ill patient-is a clear example of one such issue. Sedation, used to diminish the intense suffering of those terminally ill patients who do not respond to conventional treatment, is a standard method by which the practice of palliative care presents often significant bioethical conflicts. I reconsider these ethical dilemmas that occur as a result of this decision.
Azulay Tapiero
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Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Dr. Moliner, Serra, Valencia.
D016292:Procedural Sedation; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics*; D019452:Terminally Ill
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives