Chapter Two
Section One Summary
• Palliative sedation includes ethical and social implications
in addition to medical aspects.
• Palliative sedation differs from euthanasia in terms of
aim, means, result and timing.
• Suffering as the indication for palliative sedation is
mostly a cluster of different kinds of suffering, and physical
symptoms also have a psychological and even existential
dimension.
Key
Messages
Keywords
Palliative sedation, palliative care, ethics
• Palliative sedation should be a joint decision between
healthcare providers and the patient or representative.
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