Standardised proformas improve patient handover: audit of trauma handover practice.

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Standardised proformas improve patient handover: audit of trauma handover practice.

October 22, 2008

Ferran NA, Metcalfe AJ, O'Doherty D. Patient Saf Surg. 2008;2:24.

Use of a standardized checklist improved the overall quality of signouts in a trauma department.

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