title: Year in Review 2014: Patient Safety.
abstract: The topic of patient safety has received much attention in recent years. There are a number of areas in which the subject of patient safety impacts respiratory care practice. This paper focuses on articles published in 2014 related to pressure injury, handoffs, protocols and multidisciplinary teams, perioperative obstructive sleep apnea, and readmissions.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Care Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. dhess@partners.org.
authors.forename: Dean R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hess
mesh_terms: D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000209:etiology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D062209:Patient Handoff; D061214:Patient Safety; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology
keywords: handoffs; patient safety; perioperative obstructive sleep apnea; pressure injury; protocols; readmissions