Background Communication errors have a negative impact on patient safety. It is therefore
essential that healthcare professionals have the skills and confidence to speak up …

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OBJECTIVE To assess whether complete handover of intraoperative anesthesia care is
associated with higher likelihood of mortality or major complications compared with no …

Purpose The purpose of this systematic review is to appraise and summarize existing
literature on clinical handover. Data sources We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, Database of …

Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to ascertain the impact of
operating room (OR) to intensive care unit (ICU) handoff interventions on process-based …

Effective handoff communication is critical for patient safety. Research is needed to
understand how information processes occurring intra-shift impact handoff effectiveness …

Multiple health care organizations have identified handoffs as a source of clinical errors;
however, few studies have linked handoff interventions to improved patient outcomes. This …

Objective Clinical handover is a critical moment in patient care. The authors tested the
hypothesis that handover of anesthesia care is associated with increased mortality and …

Effective communication during nurse handoffs is instrumental in ensuring safe and quality
patient care. Much of the prior research on nurse handoffs has utilized retrospective …

Background Handoff miscommunications are a leading source of medical errors. Harmful
medical errors decreased in pediatric academic hospitals following implementation of the I …