Background Patient handoffs from an operating room (OR) to an intensive care unit (ICU)
require precise coordination among surgical, anesthesia, and critical care teams. Although …

Introduction Handoff is communicating and accepting responsibility for patient care from one
caregiver to the next. An inadequate handoff increases the risk of miscommunication and …

Purpose The goal of this project was to improve the process of transferring patient
information between certified registered nurse anesthetists and postanesthesia care unit …

Aim The aim of this exploratory study was to gain further insight into the perceptions and
experiences of Certified Registered Nurse Anaesthetists regarding intraoperative handovers …

Transfer of the care of a patient between healthcare providers occurs frequently during the
perioperative course. The typical course of patient movement includes transfer from the …

In the recent patient safety literature, there is an increasing agreement that effective patient
handover is critical to patient safety by ensuring appropriate coordination among health-care …

There is now widespread consensus that robust, structured handover processes are critical
for safe patient care. Checklists and software tools to facilitate the handover process may …

Rationale Handover of patients from the operating room (OR) to an intensive care unit (ICU)
involves the exchange of clinical information to allow safe and effective actions in their …

During patient handoff of the cardiac surgical patient from the operating room to the
Intensive Care Unit, necessary information is exchanged, which is crucial to patient safety …

Abstract The European Working Time Directive means safe patient hand over is imperative.
It is the responsibility of every doctor and an issue of patient safety and clinical governance …