Cross-cultural comparison of continuous deep sedation for advanced cancer patients in East Asian countries: prospective cohort study
Journal
Japanese journal of clinical oncology
Date Issued
2023-04-27
Author(s)
Yang, Chiu-Hsien
Chen, Ping-Jen
Mori, Masanori
Morita, Tatsuya
Suh, Sang-Yeon
Kim, Sun-Hyun
Yokomichi, Naosuke
Imai, Kengo
Ito, Satoko
Yamaguchi, Takashi
Hiratsuka, Yusuke
Tsuneto, Satoru
Maeda, Sayaka
Abstract
Cultural, social, and legal factors have been known to affect physicians' practice of continuous deep sedation. There have been few quantitative studies to compare continuous deep sedation practice in Asian countries. We aimed to describe and compare clinical characteristics of continuous deep sedation in Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
Subjects
clinical decision-making; end-of-life care; hydration; palliative sedation; refractory symptoms
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Type
journal article