Standardizing Postoperative PICU Handovers Improves Handover Metrics and Patient Outcomes

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 256-263

  Breuer, Ryan K ^a   Taicher, Brad ^a   Turner, David A ^a   Cheifetz, Ira M ^a   Rehder, Kyle J ^a  

^a DUKE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; handovers; patient safety; pediatric; postoperative

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT TRANSFER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84937631270     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000343     Document Type: Article

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