This research is a descriptive observational study conducted in multicenter (intensive care and continuing care units) in France. All data collected is part of the patient record. The main objective is to describe the end-of-life sedative practices following a decision to limit or stop therapy in intensive care unit and continuing care unit.
All participating sites will include last 10 consecutive major patients deceased following a decision to limit or stop therapeutics. The study include only data from patients died before January 1, 2020. In the case report form the following information will be entered: * the characteristics of the unit of intensive care or continuing care unit. * Patient Characteristics * Characteristics of sedative practices
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
585
observational study, no intervention performed
Description of end-of-life sedative practices
Information concerning end-of-life sedative practices are recorder in the CRF (treatments used, patient's and unit characteristics...)
Time frame: after patient death (before january 1st 2020)
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