Background Early postoperative patients are vulnerable. Poor communication between
health care professionals may seriously damage patients' wellbeing. There is a risk of …

Background Bedside handover is the delivery of the nurse-to-nurse shift handover at the
patient's bedside. The method is increasingly used in nursing, but the evidence concerning …

Background The information provided during the postoperative handover influences the
delivery of care of patients in the postoperative recovery unit through their care on the ward …

Aims To capture inter‐shift handoff changes over a 6‐year interval and to verify whether the
handoff supporting system and aids (eg, guidelines, training, and protocols) and …

Objective Handover without a structured format is prone to the omission of information and
could be a potential risk to patient safety. We sought to determine the effect of a structured …

Background The analysis of nursing errors in clinical management highlighted that clinical
handover plays a pivotal role in patient safety. Changes to handover including conducting …

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 …

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 …

Background Evidence-based research demonstrates that postoperative formalized handoff
improves communication and satisfaction among hospital staff members, leading to …

Postoperative handover of patients has been described as a complex work process
challenged by interruptions, time pressure and a lack of supporting framework. The purpose …