Ethical challenges in palliative sedation of adults: protocol for a systematic review of current clinical practice guidelines
Introduction 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...
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| description | Introduction 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.Methods and analysis 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.Ethics and dissemination 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3487abca372d45ccb72875a49ce63e4b2025-01-31T11:15:10ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-07-0112710.1136/bmjopen-2021-059189Ethical challenges in palliative sedation of adults: protocol for a systematic review of current clinical practice guidelinesCécile Jaques0Ralf J Jox1Martyna Tomczyk22 Medical Library, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland5 Palliative and Supportive Care Service and Service of Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Rehabilitation, Chair of Geriatric Palliative Care, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, SwitzerlandInstitute of Humanities in Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandIntroduction 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.Methods and analysis 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.Ethics and dissemination 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.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e059189.full |
| spellingShingle | Cécile Jaques Ralf J Jox Martyna Tomczyk Ethical challenges in palliative sedation of adults: protocol for a systematic review of current clinical practice guidelines BMJ Open |
| title | Ethical challenges in palliative sedation of adults: protocol for a systematic review of current clinical practice guidelines |
| title_full | Ethical challenges in palliative sedation of adults: protocol for a systematic review of current clinical practice guidelines |
| title_fullStr | Ethical challenges in palliative sedation of adults: protocol for a systematic review of current clinical practice guidelines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethical challenges in palliative sedation of adults: protocol for a systematic review of current clinical practice guidelines |
| title_short | Ethical challenges in palliative sedation of adults: protocol for a systematic review of current clinical practice guidelines |
| title_sort | ethical challenges in palliative sedation of adults protocol for a systematic review of current clinical practice guidelines |
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