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2. Palliative sedation - Wikipedia

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   In medicine, specifically in end-of-life care, palliative sedation (also known as terminal sedation, continuous deep sedation, or sedation for intractable distress of a dying patient) is the palliative practice of relieving distress in a terminally ill person in the last hours or days of a dying person's life, usually by means of a continuous intravenous or subcutaneous infusion of a sedative ...

3. Palliative care - Wikipedia

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   Palliative care. Palliative care (derived from the Latin root palliare, or 'to cloak') is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses. [1] Within the published literature, many definitions of palliative care exist.

4. Hospice and palliative medicine - Wikipedia

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   Initially as a form of lodging for the sick, hospice refers to holistic end of life care. The word palliate comes from the Latin word "pallium", which means "cloak"—to palliate is to cloak, or cover up, the symptoms of an illness without curing it. [1] Palliative care got its start as hospice care delivered largely by caregivers at religious ...

5. UH Samaritan doctor explains benefits of seeking hospice ...

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   The two terms can be used interchangeably and the care provided to patients who receive hospice or palliative care is to ease their stress and enable the best possible quality of life and support ...

6. End-of-life care - Wikipedia

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   End-of-life care can be provided in the hours, days, or months before a person dies and encompasses care and support for a person's mental and emotional needs, physical comfort, spiritual needs, and practical tasks. [ 1 ][ 2 ] EoLC is most commonly provided at home, in the hospital, or in a long-term care facility with care being provided by ...

7. Does Medicare cover palliative care? - AOL

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   Medicare covers palliative care either alongside treatment for the medical condition or as part of end-of-life care for those with terminal illnesses. Although Medicare covers most of the costs of ...