A prospective observational study of physician handoff for intensive-care-unit-to-ward patient transfers

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 860-867

  Li, Pin ^a   Stelfox, Henry Thomas ^a,b   Ghali, William Amin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Patient safety; Patient transfer; Physician communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80051972756     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.04.027     Document Type: Article

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