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Pilot implementation of a perioperative protocol to guide operating room-to-intensive care unit patient handoffs.
Petrovic MA, Aboumatar H, Baumgartner WA, et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2012;26:11-16.

This study implemented a standardized handoff protocol, which improved information transfer and satisfaction among perioperative providers.
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