Improving postoperative handover: A prospective observational study

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 206, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 494-501

  Nagpal, Kamal ^a   Abboudi, May ^a   Manchanda, Chhavi ^a   Vats, Amit ^a   Sevdalis, Nick ^a   Bicknell, Colin ^a   Vincent, Charles ^a   Moorthy, Krishna ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Checklist; Handover; Postoperative handover; Proforma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAMWORK;

CHECKLIST; HANDOVER; POSTOPERATIVE HANDOVER; PROFORMA;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LONDON; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT HANDOFF; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84885072677     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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