Palliative sedation : the development of a policy and guidelines for the use of Palliative sedation for refractory symptoms in dying patients at Sungardens Hospice, Pretoria

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dc.contributor.advisorBlitz, Juliaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCameron, Daviden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-27T14:09:33Z
dc.date.available2014-12-27T14:09:33Z
dc.date.issued2002en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSedation in the context of terminal care has been a hotly debated topic for many years. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, the wide variation in its reported use leads to doubts about the appropriateness of the care available in areas with a high percentage of sedation, and secondly, there is the suspicion that terminal sedation is actually a euphemism for euthanasia. Ventafridda's report in 1990 that 52% of moribund patients required sleep-inducing sedation to control physical suffering, stimulated a lot of discussion in palliative care circles with many physicians being surprised at the apparent high percentage of patients needing terminal sedation. This was followed by the publication of studies from various centres throughout the world in an effort to determine current international practice.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCameron, D. (2002). <i>Palliative sedation : the development of a policy and guidelines for the use of Palliative sedation for refractory symptoms in dying patients at Sungardens Hospice, Pretoria</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10225en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCameron, David. <i>"Palliative sedation : the development of a policy and guidelines for the use of Palliative sedation for refractory symptoms in dying patients at Sungardens Hospice, Pretoria."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10225en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCameron, D. 2002. Palliative sedation : the development of a policy and guidelines for the use of Palliative sedation for refractory symptoms in dying patients at Sungardens Hospice, Pretoria. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cameron, David AB - Sedation in the context of terminal care has been a hotly debated topic for many years. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, the wide variation in its reported use leads to doubts about the appropriateness of the care available in areas with a high percentage of sedation, and secondly, there is the suspicion that terminal sedation is actually a euphemism for euthanasia. Ventafridda's report in 1990 that 52% of moribund patients required sleep-inducing sedation to control physical suffering, stimulated a lot of discussion in palliative care circles with many physicians being surprised at the apparent high percentage of patients needing terminal sedation. This was followed by the publication of studies from various centres throughout the world in an effort to determine current international practice. DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 T1 - Palliative sedation : the development of a policy and guidelines for the use of Palliative sedation for refractory symptoms in dying patients at Sungardens Hospice, Pretoria TI - Palliative sedation : the development of a policy and guidelines for the use of Palliative sedation for refractory symptoms in dying patients at Sungardens Hospice, Pretoria UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10225 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10225
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCameron D. Palliative sedation : the development of a policy and guidelines for the use of Palliative sedation for refractory symptoms in dying patients at Sungardens Hospice, Pretoria. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2002 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10225en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPalliative Medicineen_ZA
dc.titlePalliative sedation : the development of a policy and guidelines for the use of Palliative sedation for refractory symptoms in dying patients at Sungardens Hospice, Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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