Patient safety is an activity to mitigate preventable patient harm that may occur during the
delivery of medical care. The European Board of Anaesthesiology (EBA)/European Union of …

Postoperative handover: characteristics and considerations o... : European Journal of
Anaesthesiology | EJA Postoperative handover: characteristics and considerations on …

Background Effective clinical handover involves the communication of relevant patient
information from one care provider to another and is critical in ensuring patient safety …

Aims and objectives To examine clinical handover practices in acute care services in
Ireland. Objectives were to examine clinical handover practices between and within teams …

BACKGROUND During one hospital stay, a patient can be cared for by five different units.
With patient transfer from one unit to another, it is of prime importance to convey a complete …

Background Despite a proliferation of evidence and the development of standardised tools
to improve communication at handover, evidence to guide the handover of critical patient …

Based on detailed multi-disciplinary analyses of more than 800 recorded handover
interactions, audits of written handover documentation, interviews and survey responses, the …

Background: ISBAR is a structured approach to communication between health care
providers, particularly for the purpose of transferring patient clinical care. The ISBAR …

Aims and objectives (a) To explore the factors affecting quality in postoperative handovers
as perceived by the different professional groups of clinicians involved.(b) To explore …

Background Parents commonly report a significant improvement in quality of life following
the provision of hospice and supportive care and have identified a need for such a service in …