title: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) position statement and commentary on the use of palliative sedation in imminently dying terminally ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of History & Philosophy, City University of New York-York College, Jamaica, New York 11451, USA. timothy.kirk@york.cuny.edu
authors.forename: Timothy W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: Margaret M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mahon
mesh_terms: D000777:Anesthetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*; D019452:Terminally Ill
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics