Hulme Bill, Campbell Colin
Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX.
Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2009 Apr;70(4):208-11. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2009.70.4.41623.
It is sometimes not possible to relieve symptoms adequately in dying patients. When all other remedies have failed, sedation can be a useful means to relieve terminal suffering. When used appropriately, palliative sedation does not, and should not, shorten life.
有时无法充分缓解临终患者的症状。当所有其他治疗方法都失败时，镇静可以作为缓解终末期痛苦的有效手段。如果使用得当，姑息性镇静不会也不应缩短生命。
