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Palliative Medicine, Vol. 19, No. 8, 587-593 (2005)
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm1081oa
© 2005 SAGE Publications

The demand for euthanasia in palliative care units: a prospective study in seven units of the ‘Rhône-Alpes’ region

MC Comby

Hôpital St Joseph, Lyon, m.filbet{at}libertysurf.fr

M Filbet

Palliative Care Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon

A prospective survey of five palliative care units in the Rhône-Alpes region of France over a six-month period identified 13 requests for euthanasia (from the patient, family or both). The frequency of the request was low at 2.1% (of 611 patients). We have sought to establish the reasons for this request from the patient or family and the follow up of this request over time.

Key Words: euthanasia • family exhaustion • palliative care unit • patient suffering


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