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

Purpose The goal of this project was to improve the process of transferring patient
information between certified registered nurse anesthetists and postanesthesia care unit …

Anesthesia providers participate in many patient handoffs, each of which has the potential
for poor communication that may jeopardize patient care. The use of checklists to facilitate …

Article-at-a-Glance Background In the transition of a patient from the operating room (OR) to
the postanesthesia care unit (PACU), it was hypothesized that (1) standardizing 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 …

OBJECTIVES: Perioperative handoffs are a particularly high-risk period given patients'
postprocedural physiology, their physical transport through the hospital, and the triad …

Background: Standardised handoff protocols have become necessary patient safety tools in
the perioperative venue. In this study, the authors took a validated standardised …

Currently, no reported studies have evaluated intraoperative handover among anesthesia
providers. Studies on anesthetic handover in the US recovery room setting observed that …

Purpose Anesthesia to postanesthesia care unit (PACU) handoffs are often incomplete,
imprecise, and highly variable with respect to information transfer, and therefore can …

Objectives To examine quality and safety in inter-professional clinical handovers in Post
Anaesthetic Care Units (PACUs) and make recommendations for tools to standardize …