Intraoperative handoffs between anesthesia clinicians are critical for care continuity.
However, such handoffs pose a significant threat to patient safety. This systematic review …

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

METHODS This consensus project consisted of a prospective, 4-round, modified Delphi
process 25 culminating in an in-person consensus meeting held on the first day of the 2017 …

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

Background Perioperative handoffs occur as patients progress through preoperative,
intraoperative, and postoperative phases of care. These may occur between clinicians from …

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 …

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

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

Over the last 2 decades, patient safety in medicine has evolved into a well-established field
of medical and public concern, as evidenced by the number of organizations now dedicated …

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 …