What is it about?
This study aimed to describe sedative and analgesic treatments used in the last 72 hours of life of patients in the ICU of a University Hospital and discuss the bioethical issues there is
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Why is it important?
Sedation, analgesia and description of terminality were shown to be adequate, but there were deficiencies in the recording of information to relatives.
Perspectives
We may conclude there is a need for a broader encouragement to the teaching of palliative care and Bioethics during undergraduate and graduate courses for professions of the health field.
Dr. Elcio Luiz Bonamigo
Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina
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This page is a summary of: Perspectiva bioética da sedação e analgesia de pacientes em fim de vida: um estudo em hospital universitário, Revista Bioethikos, September 2014, Centro Universitario Sao Camilo - Sao Paulo,
DOI: 10.15343/1981-8254.20140803251261.
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