The decision-making process for sedation in specialist palliative care: a qualitative interview study with team members, relatives, and patients.

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Title: The decision-making process for sedation in specialist palliative care: a qualitative interview study with team members, relatives, and patients.
Authors: Handtke V; Department of Palliative Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany., Meesters S; Palliative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany. sophie.meesters@uk-augsburg.de.; Comprehensive Cancer Center Alliance WERA (CCC WERA), Würzburg, Erlangen, Regensburg, Augsburg, Germany. sophie.meesters@uk-augsburg.de., Bazata J; Department of Palliative Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany., Schildmann J; Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Center for Health Sciences, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany., Bozzaro C; Institute for Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Münster, Münster, Germany., Ostgathe C; Comprehensive Cancer Center Alliance WERA (CCC WERA), Würzburg, Erlangen, Regensburg, Augsburg, Germany.; Department of Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich- Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany., Bausewein C; Department of Palliative Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany., Klein C; Comprehensive Cancer Center Alliance WERA (CCC WERA), Würzburg, Erlangen, Regensburg, Augsburg, Germany.; Department of Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich- Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany., Schildmann E; Department of Palliative Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.; Palliative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.; Comprehensive Cancer Center Alliance WERA (CCC WERA), Würzburg, Erlangen, Regensburg, Augsburg, Germany.
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Source: BMC palliative care [BMC Palliat Care] 2026 Feb 24; Vol. 25 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 24.
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