Handoff checklists improve the reliability of patient handoffs in the operating room and postanesthesia care unit

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 647-654

  Boat, Anne C ^a   Spaeth, James P ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia; checklist; intraoperative awareness; patient handoff; postoperative care; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; HANDOFF CHECKLIST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NURSING STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; RELIABILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT HANDOFF; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RECOVERY ROOM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84878768338     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12199     Document Type: Article

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