Postoperative handover: characteristics and considerations o... : European Journal of
Anaesthesiology | EJA Postoperative handover: characteristics and considerations on …

Significance Perioperative handoffs interconnect the preoperative, intraoperative, and
postoperative phases underlying surgical care to maintain care continuity—yet are prone to …

Background: Despite a growing awareness that a standardized handoff tool is critical to
providing safe and effective patient care, there are limited studies to assess the need for the …

Background: Standardised handoff protocols have become necessary patient safety tools in
the perioperative venue. In this study, the authors took a validated standardised …

METHODS A search was conducted using the PubMed and ProQuest databases with the
terms handover, handoff, and patient transfer and combinations of each term with the terms …

Purpose The purpose of this integrative review was to synthesize and critique the literature
related to protocols, checklists, and tools designed to facilitate information transfers, that is …

Currently, no reported studies have evaluated intraoperative handover among anesthesia
providers. Studies on anesthetic handover in the US recovery room setting observed that …

Background Anesthesiology provider handoffs are complex, occur frequently, and have
been associated with adverse patient outcomes. The authors sought to determine the …

There is now widespread consensus that robust, structured handover processes are critical
for safe patient care. Checklists and software tools to facilitate the handover process may …

Patient handover has been defined as 'the transfer of professional responsibility and
accountability for some or all aspects of care for a patient or group of patients to another …