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 …

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 …

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 …

Objective To audit the quality and safety of the current doctor-to-doctor handover of patient
information in our Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit. If deficient, to implement a validated …

Objectives The clinical handover of critically ill postoperative patients from the operating
theatre to the intensive care unit is a dynamic and complex process that can lead to …

Background Transitioning a patient from the operating theatre (OT) to the intensive care unit
(ICU) is a dynamic and complex process. Handover of the critically ill postoperative patient …

Abstract Background Handover (or'handoff') is the exchange of information between health
professionals that accompanies the transfer of patient care. This process can result in …

Background: Patient handoffs are high-risk times associated with sentinel events. Effective
handoff processes may enhance patient safety and team member communication. This …

Objectives Despite of the increasing knowledge about patient safety improvements in the
handover process in hospitals, we still lack knowledge about what magnitude of patient …

Background Handovers of post-anesthesia patients to the intensive care unit (ICU) are often
unstructured and performed under time pressure. Hence, they bear a high risk of poor …