Palliative sedation: reliability and validity of sedation scales Vrije Universiteit Brussel
CONTEXT: Observer-based sedation scales have been used to provide a measurable estimate of the comfort of nonalert patients in palliative sedation. However, their usefulness and appropriateness in this setting has not been demonstrated.
OBJECTIVES: To study the reliability and validity of observer-based sedation scales in palliative sedation.
METHODS: A prospective evaluation of 54 patients under intermittent or ...
OBJECTIVES: To study the reliability and validity of observer-based sedation scales in palliative sedation.
METHODS: A prospective evaluation of 54 patients under intermittent or ...