Pilot implementation of a perioperative protocol to guide operating room-to-intensive care unit patient handoffs.

Michelle A. Petrovic; Hanan J. Aboumatar; William A. Baumgartner; John A. Ulatowski; Jenny Moyer; Tracy Y. Chang; Melissa S. Camp; Janet Kowalski; Carolyn M. Senger; Elizabeth A. Martinez

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Pilot implementation of a perioperative protocol to guide operating room-to-intensive care unit patient handoffs.

February 29, 2012

Petrovic MA, Aboumatar HJ, Baumgartner WA, et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2012;26(1):11-6.

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

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