Postoperative handover: problems, pitfalls, and prevention of error.

OBJECTIVE: To identify the information transfer and communication problems in postoperative handover and to develop and validate a novel protocol for standardizing this communication. BACKGROUND: Effective clinical handover ensures continuity of patient care. Patient handovers within surgical units...

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Autores principales: Nagpal, K, Arora, S, Abboudi, M, Vats, A, Wong, H, Manchanda, C, Vincent, C, Moorthy, K
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2010

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