This book brings together clinicians, ethicists and lawyers to put the practice of continuous sedation under a critical spotlight.

This new edition provides the essential clinical guidance both for those embarking upon a career in palliative medicine and for those already established in the

The book’s main contribution is its interdisciplinary approach to the issue of sedation at the end-of-life. Because it occurs at the end of life, palliative s

This volume provides a picture of palliative care ethics in the European context. It should interest those involved in the delivery and management of palliative

TERMINAL SEDATION DURING THE 1990s During the 1990s a discussion took place in scholarly journals concerning a measure within palliative care that had earlier a