OBJECTIVES: Perioperative handoffs are a particularly high-risk period given patients'
postprocedural physiology, their physical transport through the hospital, and the triad …

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

Background Effective handoff practices (ie, mechanisms for transferring information,
responsibility and authority) are critical to ensure continuity of care and patient safety …

Patient handover has been shown to be implicated in incidents and work-flow inefficiencies.
Accordingly, increasing research efforts have been devoted to handover. However, the role …

Objective To describe the characteristics and barriers in the handover process in a medical
intensive care unit. Design A cross-sectional descriptive study using a checklist to observe …

Postoperative handovers present a critical step in the management of intensive care unit
(ICU) patients. There are many challenges in the transportation of unstable patients with …

Background Evidence-based research demonstrates that postoperative formalized handoff
improves communication and satisfaction among hospital staff members, leading to …

Objectives Inadequate patient handovers are associated with the occurrence of medical
errors. The objective of the present study was to explore the structure and quality of …

Patient safety continues to be a major concern for healthcare providers and organizations.
Handovers, also called handoffs, serve as the transfer of postoperative care from the …

Objective Patient handover is an important element of continuity, quality and safety in patient
care. Handover without standardized protocols is prone to information loss and might be a …