Sedation as a palliative treatment of dyspnea in a COVID-19 patient

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.