Quality & safety in the literature: March 2019

Healthcare quality and safety spans multiple topics across the spectrum of academic and clinical disciplines. Keeping abreast of the rapidly growing body of work can be challenging. In this series, we provide succinct summaries of selected relevant studies published in the last 6 months. Some articles will focus on a particular theme, while others will highlight unique publications from high impact medical journals. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.