Palliative sedation
| Palliative sedation | |
|---|---|
| Term | Palliative sedation |
| Short definition | Palliative Care - (pronounced) (PA-lee-uh-tiv kayr) Care to improve the quality of life and reduce pain for people suffering from a serious or life-threatening illness, such as cancer. The goal of palliative care is to prevent or treat the symptoms of the disease and the side effects caused by treating the disease as early as possible. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
palliative sedation - (pronounced) (PA-lee-uh-tiv seh-DAY-avoid) The use of special medications called sedatives to relieve extreme suffering by rendering a patient calm, unconscious, or unconscious. This can be done in patients who have symptoms that cannot be controlled with other treatments. Palliative sedation can be used in patients approaching the end of life to make them more comfortable. It is not intended to shorten life or cause death
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