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- Title
Handover of responsibility for the anaesthetised patient – opinion and practice.
- Authors
Horn, J.; Bell, M.D.D.; Moss, E.
- Abstract
Anaesthesia is a critical and complex process that extends from the pre-operative assessment through to the postoperative management of patients. Handover of responsibility for logistical as opposed to patient-orientated reasons may compromise that process of care. If such handover becomes inevitable with shift-based patterns of working, the implications need to be considered and procedures developed in order to minimise adverse consequences. This survey of national practice reveals little formalisation of procedure and a spectrum of opinion on the relevance of the key considerations. There is, however, a majority view amongst respondents that national guidelines would be of value and that professional defensibility would be aided by standardisation and documentation of any handover.
- Subjects
ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL medicine; SURGERY; ANESTHESIOLOGY
- Publication
Anaesthesia, 2004, Vol 59, Issue 7, p658
- ISSN
0003-2409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03760.x