title: Palliative sedation: why we should be more concerned about the risks that patients experience an uncomfortable death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel 1090, Belgium Coma Science Group, Cyclotron Research Centre and Neurology Department, University and University Hospital of Liège, Liège 4000, Belgium Critical Care Department and Cerebral Resuscitation Research Group, Centre for Neuroscience, University and University Hospital of Ghent, Gent 9000, Belgium Department of Anesthesiology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel 1090, Belgium UZ Palliative and Supportive Care, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussel, Belgium.
authors.forename: Reginald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deschepper
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laureys
authors.forename: Said
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hachimi-Idrissi
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poelaert
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Distelmans
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bilsen
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010166:Palliative Care; D013727:Terminal Care
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives