Ethical challenges in palliative sedation of adults: protocol for a systematic review of current clinical practice guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study aims to identify the full spectrum of ethical challenges of all forms of palliative sedation for adults as presented in current clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and to determine whether CPGs specify ethical challenges of this therapy for patients with cancer and non-cancer and, if so, how exactly they do this. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have yet investigated this topic. The purpose is purely descriptive; our aim is not to make any kind of normative judgements on these challenges. Nor is our aim to assess the quality of the CPGs.

Methods and analysis

We will perform a systematic review of CPGs on palliative sedation for adults via five electronic databases, grey literature search tools, citation tracking and contact with palliative car

SUBMITTER: Tomczyk M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9252196 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature