Implementation of a surgical handover tool in a busy tertiary referral centre: a complete audit cycle

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 225-229

  Gibbons, J P ^a   Nugent, E ^a   Tierney, S ^a   Kavanagh, D ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Handover tool; Surgical signout

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHECKLIST; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84954375842     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-015-1278-5     Document Type: Article

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