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  • 1Division of Perioperative and Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. c.j.kalkman@umcutrecht.nl

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare quality and safety
  • Medical informatics
  • Patient transfer protocols

Background:

  • Perioperative handovers are critical junctures in patient care.
  • Ineffective handovers can lead to medical errors and compromised patient safety.
  • Recent research has focused on optimizing these transfer processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent developments in the study of perioperative patient handovers.
  • To examine handovers between different hospital locations and care providers.
  • To identify advancements in handover processes and tools.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent studies on perioperative handovers.
  • Analysis of implemented and evaluated improvements in real-life settings.
  • Examination of software tools supporting handover processes.

Main Results:

  • Significant research activity in handover studies over the past two years.
  • Development and evaluation of numerous potential improvements for handovers.
  • Electronic patient records (EPRs) integrated with software tools show promise for enhancing verbal handovers.

Conclusions:

  • Consensus on the critical role of structured handovers for safe patient care.
  • Checklists and software tools can improve handover reliability and reduce resident stress.
  • Handover improvement strategies must be tailored to specific settings and types of transfer.