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Title
Investigating the scope of resident patient care handoffs within neurosurgery.
Authors
Babu, Maya A; Nahed, Brian V; Heary, Robert F
Abstract
Handoffs are defined as verbal and written communications during patient care transitions. With the passage of recent ACMGE work hour rules further limiting the hours interns can spend in the hospital, many fear that more handoffs will occur, putting patient safety at risk. The issue of handoffs has not been studied in the neurosurgical literature.