Vol 15, No 4 (2021)
Case report
Published online: 2021-07-26
Sedation as a palliative treatment of dyspnea in a COVID-19 patient
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DOI: 10.5603/PMPI.2021.0024
Palliat Med Pract 2021;15(4):303-305.
Abstract
We present a case of a 62-year-old female patient with advanced sigmoid colon cancer and co-occurring
respiratory failure due to COVID-19. The patient required CPAP therapy, however, due to bad tolerance
of this treatment method sedation was required. As the respiratory failure progressed the patient was
disqualified from invasive mechanical ventilation and treatment in ICU on account of her underlying condition
and inauspicious prognosis. Therefore, it was decided to continue sedation as palliative means of
dyspnea management.
Keywords: COVID-19CPAPpalliative sedationdyspnea
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