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

Optimal patient care and clinical outcomes depend not only on technical knowledge and
skill but, even more importantly, on ready access to critical information on which to base …

To the Editor A recent randomized clinical trial1 (RCT) from Germany investigating the effect
of intraoperative handovers of anesthesia care on mortality, readmission, or postoperative …

To the Editor A recent randomized clinical trial1 (RCT) from Germany investigating the effect
of intraoperative handovers of anesthesia care on mortality, readmission, or postoperative …

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 …

In this issue of JAMA Network Open, Sun and colleagues1 report the results of a
retrospective population-based study analyzing the association between complete handover …

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

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 …

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 An intraoperative transfer of care from one anesthesia provider to another, or
handover, may result in information loss and contribute to adverse patient outcomes. In 2019 …