Case-control and cohort studies are invaluable research tools and provide the strongest
feasible research designs for addressing some questions. Case-control studies usually …

Intraoperative handoffs between anesthesia clinicians are critical for care continuity.
However, such handoffs pose a significant threat to patient safety. This systematic review …

OBJECTIVE To assess whether complete handover of intraoperative anesthesia care is
associated with higher likelihood of mortality or major complications compared with no …

El postoperatorio inmediato precisa de la asistencia sistematizada y documentada de
enfermería, de manera que se garantice la seguridad y los cuidados específicos del …

Objective To examine whether supraphysiological oxygen administration during surgery is
associated with lower or higher postoperative kidney, heart, and lung injury. Design …

Importance Intraoperative handovers of anesthesia care are common. Handovers might
improve care by reducing physician fatigue, but there is also an inherent risk of losing critical …

BACKGROUND: A patient undergoing surgery may receive anesthesia care from several
anesthesia providers. The safety of anesthesia care transitions has not been evaluated …

Purpose Handover of patient care is a potential safety risk for the patient due to loss of
information which may result in adverse outcome. We hypothesized that a checklist for …

BACKGROUND Handovers during anaesthesia are common, and failures in communication
may lead to morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES We hypothesised that intraoperative …

Objective: To evaluate the impact of direct discharge home (DDH) from ICUs compared with
ward transfer on safety outcomes of readmissions, emergency department (ED) visits, and …