Attention to this important issue dates back to some of the first studies in all of patient safety.
1, 2 In recent times, a Research Project Grant Program (R-01) has been awarded by the …

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

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 …

Handoffs (ie, the exchange of information and responsibility of a patient from one provider or
team to another) are frequent events particularly vulnerable and susceptible to …

Handoffs, defined as transfers of patient information and responsibility between health care
providers, are ubiquitous within health care and are vulnerable to communication errors. 1 …

The first published discussions of anesthesia handoffs began several decades ago. 1–3
That work highlighted both the risks and potential benefits of handoffs, using observational …

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 …

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 …

The demanding nature of the intraoperative period presents several distractions to
anesthesia providers that can hinder effective communication. Implementation of …

Handoffs occur frequently in healthcare systems, and miscommunications and critical
omissions within handoffs have been linked to serious medical errors. Handoff quality is a …