The American journal of hospice & palliative care
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Am J Hosp Palliat Care · Sep 2016
ReviewPatient Safety and End-of-Life Care: Common Issues, Perspectives, and Strategies for Improving Care.
The current state of the science in the fields of patient safety and palliative and end-of-life care have many issues in common. This article synthesizes recent systematic reviews and additional research on improving patient safety and end-of-life care and compares each field's perspective on common issues, both in traditional patient safety frameworks and in other areas, and how current approaches in each field can inform the other. ⋯ The synthesis demonstrates how end-of-life issues should be incorporated into patient safety initiatives. In addition, evaluating overlap and comparable issues between patient safety and end-of-life care and comparing different perspectives and improvement strategies can benefit both fields.