Palliative sedation for refractory psychological distress management: a flowchart
Arthur Amaral de Souza,
Gabriel Souza Borges,
Erika Renata Nascimento Cavalcanti de Oliveira
et al.
Abstract:There is little consensus in the literature on how refractory psychological distress, a serious clinical challenge that may occur at end of life, should be managed. This case report focuses on a patient hospitalized at the Hospital de Apoio in Brasília, who required palliative sedation for refractory psychological distress relief and obtained satisfactory symptom control. A flowchart was elaborated based on bibliographic review which included the European guidelines for palliative sedation, a useful tool for c… Show more
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