Adaptation of a postoperative handoff communication process for children with heart disease: A quantitative study

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 380-386

  Chen, Jerome Gene ^a,c   Wright, Melanie C ^a   Smith, Phillip Brian ^a   Jaggers, James ^a   Mistry, Kshitij P ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; congenital heart defects; handoff; pediatric intensive care units; postoperative care; safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80051939738     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860610394342     Document Type: Article

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