Handoff checklists improve the reliability of patient handoffs in the operating room and postanesthesia care unit.

Anne C Boat; James P Spaeth

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Handoff checklists improve the reliability of patient handoffs in the operating room and postanesthesia care unit.

June 12, 2013

Boat AC, Spaeth JP. Paediatr Anaesth. 2013;23(7):647-54.

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A team developed checklists that improved the quality and reliability of perioperative handoffs.

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