Clinical handover of the critically ill postoperative patient: an integrative review.
Gardiner TM, Marshall AP, Gillespie BM. Clinical handover of the critically ill postoperative patient: an integrative review. Aust Crit Care. 2015;28(4):226-34. doi:10.1016/j.aucc.2015.02.001.
Structured information transfer can reduce communication errors and augment the handoff process. Exploring standardized handovers between the operating room and the intensive care unit, this commentary found the evidence base to be limited and calls for more studies to expand the understanding of how structured communication methods affect postoperative handover.