The increasing fragmentation of health care has the unintended consequence of more care
transitions. Transitions of patient care between providers occur frequently and require …

Purpose Intraoperative handovers are common in anesthesia practice and are associated
with increased patient morbidity and mortality. Checklists may improve transfer of …

Study objective We evaluated 4 hypotheses related to bypass of an anesthesiologist-
directed preoperative evaluation clinics (APEC): 1) first-case tardiness and turnover times …

BACKGROUND Work disruption in operating rooms hinders flow of patients and increases
chances of error. Previous studies have largely considered the types of disruption occurring …

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SUPPLEMENT The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025729X 1 June 2009 190 11 S152-S156 …

BACKGROUND: Communication failures are a significant cause of preventable medical
errors, and poor-quality handoffs are associated with adverse events. We developed and …

Background Patient handoffs involve the transition of information and responsibility for care
from one health care provider to another. They occur frequently during a patient's …

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 …

The handover of patient information between shifts enables continuity of care and increases
patient safety. We surveyed UK practice during handovers in obstetric anaesthesia. A …

Patient handover has been shown to be implicated in incidents and work-flow inefficiencies.
Accordingly, increasing research efforts have been devoted to handover. However, the role …