title: End-of-Life Practices in France under the Claeys-Leonetti Law: Report of Three Cases in the Oncology Unit.
abstract: On February 2, 2016, the French government enacted the Claeys-Leonetti law introducing the right to deep and continuous sedation and forbade euthanasia for end-of-life patients. This article reports the first descriptions of this kind of intervention at the final stage of life of 3 patients and highlights the need of patient-centered goals and the importance of close collaboration between the patient, family, and medical and paramedical team to achieve a higher quality of final palliative care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Palliative Care, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Nonneville
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Palliative Care, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Palliative Care, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chabal
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Palliative Care, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Veronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tuzzolino
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Palliative Care, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fichaux
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Palliative Care, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salas
keywords: Claeys-Leonetti; End of life; Palliative care; Sedation