Talking About Palliative Sedation With the Family: Informed Consent vs. Assent and a Better Framework for Explaining Potential Risks

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 Sep;56(3):e5-e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.05.004. Epub 2018 May 15.
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Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ambulatory Care / methods
  • Conscious Sedation / methods
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Decision Making
  • Deep Sedation / methods
  • Family / psychology*
  • Female
  • Health Communication / methods*
  • Humans
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives / therapeutic use*
  • Informed Consent*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / psychology
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Palliative Care / methods*
  • Risk
  • Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

  • Hypnotics and Sedatives