PalliativeSedation

Symptoms like pain, delirium, and breathlessness are often present in patients nearing death and can cause a lot of distress. In some cases these symptoms become refractory, which means that treatment options are exhausted because they fail, the results are not available in due time, or the risk-benefit ratio is no longer acceptable to the patient. In such cases, #palliativesedation can be considered as a last resort option. It is an important objective of this project to provide a revision and update of the @Euroepan Association for Palliative Care framework for palliative sedation after thorough multicentre observational research in a #European context. This research will focus on improved ways of assessing and managing refractory symptoms and the adequate use of palliative sedation in this context, taking into account differences across Europe in both clinical and ethical aspects. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 825700.