Should continuous deep sedation until death be legally regulated in Switzerland? An exploratory study with palliative care physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Switzerland, continuous deep sedation until death (CDSUD) is not legally regulated and the current clinical practice guidelines on palliative sedation from 2005 do not refer to it. In contrast, in France, a neighbouring country, CDSUD is regulated by a specific law and professional guidelines. International studies show that in culturally polymorphic countries, there are variations in the end-of-life practices between linguistic regions and that a linguistic region shares many cultural characteristics with the neighbouring country.

Objectives

This study aimed to explore the attitudes of palliative care physicians from the French-speaking part of Switzerland on the question of whether CDSUD should be legally regulated in the country, and to identify their argume

SUBMITTER: Tomczyk M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10752051 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature