OR and ICU teams ‘running in parallel’ at the end of cardiothoracic surgery improves perceptions of handoff safety
Hamid S, Joyce F, Burza A, Yang B, Le A, Saleh A, Poston RS. OR and ICU teams ‘running in parallel’ at the end of cardiothoracic surgery improves perceptions of handoff safety. BMJ Open Quality 2021, 10: e001001. PMID: 33568419, PMCID: PMC7878128, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitPositive response rateICU teamResponse rateOperating roomCardiac surgery patientsLow positive response rateCardiac surgical teamPatient safety cultureQuality improvement projectQuality Hospital SurveySurgery patientsCardiac surgeryCare unitICU nursesHealth care researchCardiothoracic surgeryHospital SurveySurgical casesSurgical teamFace handoffSafety culturePatient safetyCare researchSafety of handoffs