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

Purpose: The transfer of patient care between healthcare providers commonly referred to as
handoff is a complex process that may lead to serious adverse consequences for patients or …

Background Information The Joint Commission reports 80% of serious medical errors are
the result of miscommunication during transfer or hand-off and 5 out of 10 sentinel events …

The demanding nature of the intraoperative period presents several distractions to
anesthesia providers that can hinder effective communication. Implementation of …

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

Background Information: According to the Joint Commission, two-thirds of sentinel events
occur from communication errors during patient handoff. Studies show that handoffs in the …

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

Purpose This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to improve handoff communication
between intensive care unit (ICU) nurses and anesthesia providers using a standardized …

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 …

Introduction Incomplete hand-off between healthcare providers is often cited as a
contributing factor to patient safety incidents. This abstract describes a QI process for …