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

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serval:BIB_ADFC777185A5
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Ethical challenges in palliative sedation of adults: protocol for a systematic review of current clinical practice guidelines.
Journal
BMJ open
Author(s)
Tomczyk M., Jaques C., Jox R.J.
ISSN
2044-6055 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2044-6055
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/07/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
12
Number
7
Pages
e059189
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
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.
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 care experts. Current CPGs accredited by an international, national or regional authority, published in English, German, French, Italian or Polish, from 2000 to the date of the search, will be subjected to content analysis at the textual, linguistic and thematic levels.
This is a protocol for a systematic review and no human will be involved in this research. Therefore, ethics approval and consent to participate are not applicable to this context. This study protocol is reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis for Protocols criteria and registered on PROSPERO. Moreover, the integral version of this study protocol is published as a preprint on Research Square. The results of this study will be actively disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and books, international, national and local conference presentations, social media and media in general.
Keywords
Adult, Anesthesia/ethics, Humans, Palliative Care/ethics, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Systematic Reviews as Topic, adult palliative care, medical ethics, pain management, palliative care
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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