Handover in the perioperative care process

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 749-753

  Kalkman, Cor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anesthesia; communication; handoff; handover; information transfer; perioperative process; sign out; surgery

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; REVIEW;

CHECKLIST; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 78649456526     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e3283405ac8     Document Type: Review

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