Developing a standard handoff process for operating room–to-ICU transitions: multidisciplinary clinician perspectives from the Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care (HATRICC) study.

Meghan B. Lane-Fall; Jose L. Pascual; Scott Massa; Meredith L. Collard; Hannah G. Peifer; Laura J. Di Taranti; Megan Linehan; Lee A. Fleisher; Frances K. Barg

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Developing a standard handoff process for operating room–to-ICU transitions: multidisciplinary clinician perspectives from the Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care (HATRICC) study.

August 1, 2018

Lane-Fall MB, Pascual JL, Massa S, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2018;44(9):514-525.

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Standardizing handoffs has been shown to improve patient safety. The authors describe provider perspectives regarding handoffs from the operating room to intensive care unit as well as the development of a standardized OR-to-ICU handoff protocol.

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