Multitasking during patient handover in the recovery room

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1183-1187

  Van Rensen, Elizabeth L J ^a   Groen, Emily S Thieme ^a   Numan, Sandra C ^a   Smit, Marjon J ^a   Cremer, Olaf L ^a   Tates, Kiek ^a   Kalkman, Cor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOVERY ROOM; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VIDEORECORDING;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY ROOM; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84868205794     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31826996a2     Document Type: Article

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