Entangled in complexity: An ethnographic study of organizational adaptability and safe care transitions for patients with complex care needs.

The participants were healthcare and social care professionals, not patients or families, so patient and family experiences were not directly studied. The study was set in one region of Sweden's decentralized healthcare system, so the findings may not transfer to other regions or countries. The two patient stories are composites made from multiple observations and interviews, not complete accounts of individual patients. The safe care transition pathway was suggested, not tested for patient outcomes.

The overarching project was funded by the Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research and Charity; the funding body had no input on design, conduct or reporting of results. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

Do not treat the safe care transition pathway as tested evidence that it prevents readmissions or improves safety. It was proposed from qualitative observations and composite patient scenarios, not trialled in patients.