Lack of association between intraoperative handoff of care and postoperative complications: a retrospective observational study

Lack of association between intraoperative handoff of care and postoperative complications: a retrospective observational study

Abstract Background The significance of intraoperative anesthesia handoffs on patient outcomes are unclear. One aspect differentiating the disparate results is the treatment of confounding factors, such as patient comorbidities and surgery time of day. We performed this study to quantify the signifi...

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Main Authors: Vikas N. O’Reilly-Shah, Victoria G. Melanson, Cinnamon L. Sullivan, Craig S. Jabaley, Grant C. Lynde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Patient safety
Communication
Patient handoff
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0858-8

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