A pragmatic approach to palliative sedation

The guidelines on palliative sedation have weak- nesses and strengths. There are three main reasons to use them judiciously. first, concerns have been raised about clinical practice guidelines in general, including the processes of creation and implemen- tation, which also pertain to palliative sedation guidelines (1-3). These concerns suggest that clin- ical interventions recommended may not be imperative, as they initially appear to be.