We read with great interest Drs. Saha and Segal's recent article 1 in which they conducted a
large, retrospective study evaluating the relationship between intraoperative transitions of …

We read with great interest Drs. Saha and Segal's recent article 1 in which they conducted a
large, retrospective study evaluating the relationship between intraoperative transitions of …

49 July 2018■ Volume 82■ Number 7 academic versus non-academic, the use of only
physician anesthesiologists versus care-team model, the hospital setting, patient …

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 …

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 …

The Joint Commission's 2006 National Patient Safety Goal requiring “a standardized
approach” for handovers is now scored as a standard. 5 Specific to the OR-PACU transition …

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 MODERN ERA of patient safety and quality improve-ment in healthcare arguably
began in 1994 with the publication of Leape's key paper entitled Error in Medicine. 1 In this …

Patient care handovers (sometimes called handoffs) are organized transfers of pertinent
patient information and responsibility between health care professionals. These handoffs …