… Our aim was to determine whether use of a Postanaesthesia Team Handover (PATH)
checklist would reduce hypoxaemic events in the postanaesthesia care unit (PACU). …

… patient harm. We implemented an aviation-style post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) handoff
checklist … We chose to use a computerized PACU handoff checklist rather than a paper …

… checklist to guide patient handover must include the data listed in Table 1. Elaboration of
a checklist … the information transfer checklist and different steps in its use. Agreement was …

… The ISBARQ checklist included 42 items deemed essential for handoff based on both the
literature … Anesthesia providers used the EHR handoff tool for 6 of the 149 (4%) handoffs in the …

… with use of the handoff tool. One hundred percent of staff surveyed agreed that … handoff
checklists decrease omissions in handoff report and staff satisfaction with patient handoff …

… and mnemonics are valuable tools that may be used during a patient handoff between
clinicians to aid in the identification of important steps and provide a structured process to follow. …

… “hand off (patient safety)” and “post anesthesia care units.” PubMed was searched using the
MeSH terms “patient handoff” and “… Use of a checklist for the postanesthesia care unit patient …

… checklist that may be implemented in clinical practice during the transition of care from the
operating room to the post-anesthesia care unit. … Handoff report, handover, and POH are used …

… operating room to post anesthesia care unit patient handoff process. Perioperative …
Use of a checklist for the postanesthesia care unit patient handoff. Journal of …

… purpose of this project was to improve the handoff process between anesthesia personnel
and post-anesthesia care unit registered nurses using a department-specific handoff checklist…