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 …

Significance Perioperative handoffs interconnect the preoperative, intraoperative, and
postoperative phases underlying surgical care to maintain care continuity—yet are prone to …

Background Surgical patients are complex, vulnerable, and prone to postoperative
complications that can potentially be mitigated with quality perioperative risk assessment …

Anaesthesia handoffs are associated with negative outcomes (eg inappropriate treatments,
post-operative complications, and in-hospital mortality). To minimise these adverse …

Background Perioperative handoffs occur as patients progress through preoperative,
intraoperative, and postoperative phases of care. These may occur between clinicians from …

Background Patient handoffs from an operating room (OR) to an intensive care unit (ICU)
require precise coordination among surgical, anesthesia, and critical care teams. Although …

Background Anesthesiology provider handoffs are complex, occur frequently, and have
been associated with adverse patient outcomes. The authors sought to determine the …

(1) Background: we compare a new SBAR based electronic handover tool versus a paper-
based checklist for handover in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).(2) Methods: this is a …

Background Handoffs or care transitions from the operating room (OR) to intensive care unit
(ICU) are fragmented and vulnerable to communication errors. Although protocols and …

Critical patient care information is often omitted or misunderstood during handoffs, which
can lead to inefficiencies, delays, and sometimes patient harm. We implemented an aviation …