Login / Signup

Clinicians' perceptions of opioid error-contributing factors in inpatient palliative care services: A qualitative study.

Nicole HenekaPriyanka BhattaraiTim ShawDebra RowettSamuel LapkinJane L Phillips
Published in: Palliative medicine (2019)
This study identified multiple system-level factors contributing to opioid errors in inpatient palliative care services. Any quality and safety initiatives targeting safe opioid delivery in specialist palliative care services needs to consider the full range of contributing factors, from individual to systems/latent factors, which promote error-causing conditions.
Keyphrases
  • palliative care
  • advanced cancer
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • mental health
  • emergency department
  • patient safety
  • cancer therapy