Integrating ethics and patient safety: the role of clinical ethics consultants in quality improvement.
Opel
Douglas J
DJ
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington-Seattle, USA. djopel@u.washington.edu
Brownstein
Dena
D
Diekema
Douglas S
DS
Wilfond
Benjamin S
BS
Pearlman
Robert A
RA
D000328:Adult; D026822:Ethicists; D033061:Ethics Consultation; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D012449:Safety; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States