OR and ICU teams ‘running in parallel’ at the end of cardiothoracic surgery improves perceptions of handoff safety

The transfer of a cardiac surgery patient from the operating room (OR) to the intensive care unit (ICU) is both a challenging process and a critical period for outcomes. Information transferred between these two teams—known as the ‘handoff’—has been a focus of efforts to improve patient safety. At o...

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Main Authors: Safraz Hamid, Frederic Joyce, Aaliya Burza, Billy Yang, Alexander Le, Ahmad Saleh, Robert S Poston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:BMJ Open Quality
Online Access:https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/10/1/e001001.full
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