Data from physicians in the Netherlands show that the percentage of patients in whom an end-of-life decision preceded death increased from 39% in 1990 to 58% in 2015. Continuous deep sedation was provided in 18.3% of all deaths in 2015.
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van der Heide, A., van Delden, J. J. M., & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D. (2017). End-of-Life Decisions in the Netherlands over 25 Years. New England Journal of Medicine, 377(5), 492–494. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmc1705630
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