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Intraoperative handoffs among anesthesia providers increase the incidence of documentation errors for controlled drugs.

Epstein RH, Dexter F, Gratch DM, et al. Intraoperative Handoffs Among Anesthesia Providers Increase the Incidence of Documentation Errors for Controlled Drugs. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(8):396-402. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.02.010.

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August 9, 2017
Epstein RH, Dexter F, Gratch DM, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(8):396-402.
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Prior research has shown that handoff practices between anesthesiologists in the operating room may be inadequate. Investigators found that handoffs among anesthesia providers that involved a permanent transfer of patient care during an operating room case led to an increased risk of controlled medication discrepancies between what was documented by the anesthesiologists and recorded in pharmacy transaction data.

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Epstein RH, Dexter F, Gratch DM, et al. Intraoperative Handoffs Among Anesthesia Providers Increase the Incidence of Documentation Errors for Controlled Drugs. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(8):396-402. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.02.010.

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