Background: Despite a growing awareness that a standardized handoff tool is critical to
providing safe and effective patient care, there are limited studies to assess the need for the …

Background: Anesthesia care providers frequently exchange care of patients among one
another. This daily process of information exchange could be a potential source for adverse …

Abstract Study Objective To evaluate a new perioperative handoff protocol in the adult
perianesthesia care units (PACUs). Design Prospective, unblinded cross-sectional study …

Patient safety may be at risk when details are omitted during anesthesia handoff. The Written
Handoff Anesthesia Tool (WHAT), designed by the author, was implemented to improve the …

Attention to this important issue dates back to some of the first studies in all of patient safety.
1, 2 In recent times, a Research Project Grant Program (R-01) has been awarded by the …

E Editorial 8 www. anesthesia-analgesia. org aNEsthEsia & aNalgEsia match cases
(patients who received a handoff) to controls (patients who did not receive a handoff). In …

Each facility should implement a standardized approach to hand-off communication,
including an opportunity to ask questions. Although hand-off communication may be verbal …

Intraoperative handoffs between anesthesia clinicians are critical for care continuity.
However, such handoffs pose a significant threat to patient safety. This systematic review …

Ineffective communication in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) is considered to cause
incidences of increased error, mortality, morbidity, which leads to decreased patient …

Perioperative patient care handoffs are complex and multidimensional and require accurate
attention to detail. Communication failures among healthcare providers increase the risk of …