Clinician perceptions of operating room to intensive care unit handoffs and implications for patient safety: A qualitative study

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 629-635

  McElroy, Lisa M ^a   MacApagal, Kathryn R ^a   Collins, Kelly M ^b   Abecassis, Michael M ^a   Holl, Jane L ^a   Ladner, Daniela P ^a   Gordon, Elisa J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Patient handoff; Patient safety; Qualitative methods; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; DEVICE FAILURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OBSTRUCTION; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RISK; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD; CHECKLIST; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHECKLIST; COMMUNICATION; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84941933204     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.05.008     Document Type: Article

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