ArticleIndian journal of palliative care2013
Palliative Sedation in Advanced Cancer Patients: Does it Shorten Survival Time? - A Systematic Review.
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- Continuous sedation in adolescent and young adult cancer patients under home-based end-of-life care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Observational
- Survival Outcomes in Palliative Sedation Based on Referring Versus On-Call Physician Prescription.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- General anaesthesia in end-of-life care: extending the indications for anaesthesia beyond surgery.Anaesthesia · 2021Review
- Population pharmacodynamic modelling of midazolam induced sedation in terminally ill adult patients.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2018Article
- Continuous deep sedation and homicide: an unsolved problem in law and professional morality.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2016Article
- Systematic reviews on palliative sedation: what do they tell us?Indian journal of palliative care · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with advanced cancer often suffer from multiple refractory symptoms in the terminal phase of their life. Palliative sedation is one of the few ways to relieve this refractory suffering.
objectivesThis systematic review investigated the effect of palliative sedation on survival time in terminally ill cancer patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsSix electronic databases were searched for both prospective and retrospective studies which evaluated the effect of palliative sedation on survival time. Only those studies which had a comparison group that did not receive palliative sedation were selected for the review. Abstracts of all retrieved studies were screened to include the most relevant studies and only studies which met inclusion criteria were selected. References of all retrieved studies were also screened for relevant studies. Selected studies were assessed for quality and data extraction was done using the structured data extraction form.
resultsEleven studies including four prospective and seven retrospective studies were identified. Mean survival time (MST) was measured as the time from last admission until death. A careful analysis of the results of all the 11 studies indicated that MST of sedated and non-sedated group was not statistically different in any of the studies.
conclusionThis systematic review supports the fact that palliative sedation does not shorten survival in terminally ill cancer patients. However, this conclusion needs to be taken with consideration of the methodology, study design, and the population studied of the included studies in this review.
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