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Deep Sedation Becoming More Common for Dying Patients in Holland
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 "Even in the United States, there is concern that these practices [deep sedation] not be used too readily as a substitute for the meticulous, painstaking treatment of people's physical distress," Byock said. "There is no distress you're going to have that I cannot alleviate with medications, but we don't want that to be a substitute for good, comprehensive medical care."
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For more on end-of-life care, visit the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
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Last updated 3/21/2008
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SOURCES: Judith Rietjens, Ph.D., postdoctoral researcher, Department of Public Health,
Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Ira Byock, M.D., director, palliative medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H.; March 1, 2008, online British Medical Journal
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