Abstract
Hand-off reports in hospitals have recently gained attention as a potential safety issue regarding overall patient care. This has been a particular concern in the acutely injured patient. There is a paucity of research regarding patient care hand-offs in a trauma center environment and as a result, little has been done to change this global problem. Hand-offs of trauma patients begin in the emergency department between pre-hospital providers and trauma center staff, and continue to the operating room, ICU, as well as other locations. As a result, patient assessment and critical information get lost along the way. After reviewing the literature, we have identified some important references and recommendations to improve trauma patient hand-offs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 65-71 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Current Anesthesiology Reports |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Emergency department hand-offs
- Intensive care unit hand-off
- Intraoperative hand-off
- Operating room hand-offs
- SBAR
- Trauma care communication
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine