Implementation of a standardized postanesthesia care handoff increases information transfer without increasing handoff duration

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-42

  Caruso, Thomas J ^a,b,c   Marquez, Juan L ^c   Wu, Diane S ^c   Shaffer, Jenny A ^c   Balise, Raymond R ^c   Groom, Marguerite ^b   Leong, Kit ^b   Mariano, Karley ^b   Honkanen, Anita ^a,b   Sharek, Paul J ^a,b  

^a Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (United States)

^b LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84958710836     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(15)41005-0     Document Type: Article

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