terminal sedation

Terminal sedation is a medical practice used when a patient is experiencing severe, uncontrollable suffering at the end of life. It involves giving medications to gently reduce consciousness, relieving pain and distress. The goal is to ensure comfort when other treatments have failed and death is near. It is carefully managed by healthcare professionals, with ethical and legal considerations in place, and does not aim to hasten death but to alleviate unbearable symptoms during the patient's final phase.