The online survey was undertaken to prompt debate on what terminal sedation should or should not be. There were 514 respondents in 3 categories: MPs and Lords, palliative care professionals and members of the public. The survey aimed to ascertain their views on whether terminal sedation differed from assisted suicide/euthanasia, gain responses to a number of hypothetical patient scenarios, and their views on respect, beneficence and lawfulness in relation to the patient scenarios. The findings are discussed and recommendations made.
Smith, T. 2016. What does "terminal sedation" mean? Results of a UK survey? European Journal of Palliative Care, 23 (2) p 84-87.
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