… of surgeries were elective; and the median duration of surgery … surgery with complete
handover of anesthesia care. The … undergoing surgery with a handover of anesthesiology care …

… March 2015, who underwent major surgical procedures that were … complete handover of
anesthetic care from one anesthesiologist … , and major complications within 30 days of surgery. …

… Handover of anesthetic care during cardiac surgery is associated with a 43% greater risk
of in-hospital mortality and 27% greater risk of major … and improve the process of handover. …

… the total number of anesthesia handovers during a case and … mortality and six major
morbidities including serious cardiac, … surgery is a high-risk procedure; furthermore, anesthetic …

… Nine million patients had surgery that included a complete anesthesia handover, usually
secondary to professional or personal commitments and duty-hour restrictions but also due to …

… Handover of patient care During surgery, complete handover of anesthesia care was
defined as transfer of patient care from one anesthesiologist to another and the original …

… handover of anesthesia care and adverse outcomes among patients receiving surgeries. The
… one anesthesia handover during their surgeries. Understanding the effect of intraoperative …

… , the handover process is critical to the safe care of the surgical patient. The handover is a
… Ideally, a handover report is attended by surgical and anesthesia staff, a nurse, and a PACU …

… a surgical intervention patients are usually transferred to a post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU)
where a handover … A post-anaesthesia handover after any surgical procedure of <1 min …

… Anaesthetic, surgical and nursing staff likely to interact during handovers were informed of
… A convenience sample of consecutive patient handovers from anaesthetists to nurses within …