Background Handover of anaesthesia patient care during surgery is common; however, its
association with patient outcome is unclear. This systematic review aimed to assess the …

Purpose Whether intraoperative handover of anesthesia care increases the risk of adverse
outcomes in patients undergoing surgery remains unclear. This systematic review aimed to …

Importance Intraoperative handovers of anesthesia care are common. Handovers might
improve care by reducing physician fatigue, but there is also an inherent risk of losing critical …

Background An intraoperative transfer of care from one anesthesia provider to another, or
handover, may result in information loss and contribute to adverse patient outcomes. In 2019 …

THE MODERN ERA of patient safety and quality improve-ment in healthcare arguably
began in 1994 with the publication of Leape's key paper entitled Error in Medicine. 1 In this …

OBJECTIVE To assess whether complete handover of intraoperative anesthesia care is
associated with higher likelihood of mortality or major complications compared with no …

Importance Handovers of anesthesia care from one anesthesiologist to another is an
important intraoperative event. Despite its association with adverse events after noncardiac …

Anaesthesia handoffs are associated with negative outcomes (eg inappropriate treatments,
post-operative complications, and in-hospital mortality). To minimise these adverse …

Objective Clinical handover is a critical moment in patient care. The authors tested the
hypothesis that handover of anesthesia care is associated with increased mortality and …

Patient safety continues to be a major concern for healthcare providers and organizations.
Handovers, also called handoffs, serve as the transfer of postoperative care from the …