Standardized multidisciplinary protocol improves handover of cardiac surgery patients to the intensive care unit.
Joy BF, Elliott E, Hardy C, et al. Standardized multidisciplinary protocol improves handover of cardiac surgery patients to the intensive care unit*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2010;12(3). doi:10.1097/pcc.0b013e3181fe25a1.
Introduction of a formal handoff system reduced technical errors and improved the quality of handoffs when transferring cardiac surgery patients from the operating room to the intensive care unit.