Análisis del empleo de la sedación paliativa en un hospital de atención a pacientes crónicos

The frequency of use and duration of the PST and the RS and their control are within the ranges reported in the literature. It is almost exclusively performed with, and there is little use of AH. There is still significant scope for improvement in certain steps of the PST. To do an Advance Care Planning before the last days of life would increase patient involvement in the IC for PST. The differences in the use of PST in oncological patients and non-oncological patients depends more on distinct clinic and care characteristics than that of the technique itself.