Patient safety in palliative care at the end of life from the perspective of complex thinking.

Nair Caroline Cavalcanti de Mendonça Bittencourt; Sabrina da Costa Machado Duarte; Sonia Silva Marcon; Marléa Crescêncio Chagas; Audrei Castro Telles; Eunice Maria Casimiro dos Santos Sá; Marcelle Miranda da Silva

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Patient safety in palliative care at the end of life from the perspective of complex thinking.

August 16, 2023

Bittencourt NCC de M, Duarte S da CM, Marcon SS, et al. Healthcare (Basel). 2023;11(14):2030.

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Adverse events in palliative care can include inappropriate pain management, preventable hospital (re)admissions, falls, and pressure injuries. This paper outlines ways palliative care is not always received timely, the uniqueness of patient safety within palliative care, and how to raise awareness of both of these issues for healthcare providers, educators, and patients and families.

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