Background Evidence-based research demonstrates that postoperative formalized handoff
improves communication and satisfaction among hospital staff members, leading to …

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of standardizing operating room (OR) to intensive
care unit (ICU) handoffs in a mixed surgical population. Summary of Background Data …

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

Background The information provided during the postoperative handover influences the
delivery of care of patients in the postoperative recovery unit through their care on the ward …

Background Operating room (OR)-to-ICU handoffs require coordinated communication
between clinicians with different professional backgrounds. However, individual studies …

Aims and objectives The aim of this study was to improve the postoperative handover
process and immediate postoperative patient outcomes. The objective was to implement a …

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 …

Purpose No studies have examined preoperative handoffs from the intensive care unit (ICU)
to OR. Given the risk of patient harm, the authors developed a standardized ICU to OR …

Background: Patient handoffs are high-risk times associated with sentinel events. Effective
handoff processes may enhance patient safety and team member communication. This …

Background Operating room (OR) to the intensive care unit (ICU) handoffs are known
sources of medical error, yet little is known about the relationship between process failures …