Background The significance of intraoperative anesthesia handoffs on patient outcomes are
unclear. One aspect differentiating the disparate results is the treatment of confounding …

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

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 …

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

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 …

Challenges with handoffs and clinical communication have been identified as the root cause
of 75% to 89% of sentinel events. Handoffs that occur during anesthesia care are particularly …

Approximately 35 million surgeries are performed each year in the United States, and 300
million surgeries are performed worldwide. Perioperative handoffs link the surgical care …

Handoffs (also referred to as “handovers”), in the most concise description, are an exchange
of responsibility for one or more patients from one provider to another. Handoffs are …

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 …

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 …