Standard Process for Palliative Sedation in Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.15453
- Author:
Jia-Wen YU
1
;
Hong-Ju LIU
1
;
Xiao-Hong NING
2
,
3
;
Xiao-Yan DAI
4
;
Wei JIANG
5
;
Yan LI
6
;
Qian LIU
4
;
Rui SHA
4
;
Ying ZHENG
7
;
Xiao-Xuan ZHAO
4
;
Yu-Guang HUANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
2. Palliative Medicine Center, PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China
3. Department of Geriatrics, PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
4. Department of International Medical Services, PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
5. Medical Intensive Care Unit, PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
6. Department of Emergency,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
7. Palliative Medicine Center, PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
palliative care;
palliative sedation;
refractory symptom
- MeSH:
Humans;
Anesthesia;
Pain;
Hospitals;
Palliative Care;
Universities
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2023;45(1):64-70
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
End-stage patients experience unbearable pain because of refractory symptoms.Palliative sedation is a form of palliative care which relieves patients' agony by lowering their consciousness.Standard palliative sedation can help patients die with dignity.It is distinct from euthanasia and does not alter the survival of patients.Sufficient palliative care is the premise of palliative sedation.Repeated and detailed clinical evaluation,as well as multidisciplinary involvement,is necessary for the standardized implementation of palliative sedation.Here,we proposed the standard process and specifications of palliative sedation in Peking Union Medical College Hospital.Furthermore,we reported a case of palliative sedation for an advanced cancer patient with refractory delirium and living pain to demonstrate its application in clinical practice.
