Surgeon agreement at the time of handover, a prospective cohort study.

Richard Hilsden; Bradley Moffat; Sarah Knowles; Neil Parry; Ken Leslie

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Surgeon agreement at the time of handover, a prospective cohort study.

April 27, 2016

Hilsden R, Moffat B, Knowles S, et al. World J Emerg Surg. 2016;11:11.

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Handoffs remain a leading concern in patient safety. In this small study involving six staff surgeons at a teaching hospital, surgeons who assumed the care of a patient infrequently disagreed with the major management plans handed over by their colleagues.

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