Developing a standard handoff process for operating room–to-ICU transitions: multidisciplinary clinician perspectives from the Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care (HATRICC) study.
Lane-Fall MB, Pascual JL, Massa S, et al. Developing a Standard Handoff Process for Operating Room-to-ICU Transitions: Multidisciplinary Clinician Perspectives from the Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care (HATRICC) Study. Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2018;44(9):514-525. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.02.004.
Standardizing handoffs has been shown to improve patient safety. The authors describe provider perspectives regarding handoffs from the operating room to intensive care unit as well as the development of a standardized OR-to-ICU handoff protocol.