What are we missing? The quality of intraoperative handover before and after introduction of a checklist.

Sophia Lane; Marketa Gross; Cristian Arzola; Archana Malavade; Leah Szadkowski; Ella Huszti; Zeev Friedman

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What are we missing? The quality of intraoperative handover before and after introduction of a checklist.

April 6, 2022

Lane S, Gross M, Arzola C, et al. Can J Anaesth. 2022;69(7):832-840.

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Intraoperative anesthesia handovers can increase patient safety risks. Based on video-recorded handovers and anesthetic records, researchers at this tertiary care center found that introduction of an intraoperative handover checklist improved handover completeness, which may decrease risk for adverse events.

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