Team communication during patient handover from the operating room: more than facts and figures.

Tanja Manser; Simon Foster; Rhona Flin; Rona Patey

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Team communication during patient handover from the operating room: more than facts and figures.

April 24, 2013

Manser T, Foster S, Flin R, et al. Hum Factors. 2013;55(1):138-56.

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Direct observation of postoperative handoffs revealed that clinicians' subjective impressions and concerns were a critical component of a high-quality transfer of care and were considered more important than the transmission of standard clinical information.

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