[Patient handover from anaesthesia to postanaesthesia unit: An analysis of the current situation in three Swiss hospitals].

Vetter, Luzia; Camenzind, Elena (2023). [Patient handover from anaesthesia to postanaesthesia unit: An analysis of the current situation in three Swiss hospitals]. Pflege, 36(2), pp. 87-94. Hogrefe 10.1024/1012-5302/a000876

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Patient handover from anaesthesia to postanaesthesia unit: An analysis of the current situation in three Swiss hospitals Abstract. Background: Patient handovers carry a risk of inadequate or missing communication of important information that can jeopardize patient safety. To increase patient safety, protocols for processes and contents of a structured patient handover were created. Aim: To assess the current status of patient handovers from anaesthesia staff to recovery room nurses. Method: After a literature search an observation protocol for patient handovers according to the SBAR concept (von Dossow & Zwißler, 2016) was developed. Using this checklist, non-participant observations were conducted in three Swiss hospitals and evaluated with statistical analysis. Results: A total of 98 observations were made. The report receiving person felt integrated into the handover and received the necessary information. Deficiencies in patient identification and a joint control of lines after surgical interventions could be identified. The subjectively rated quality of patient handover did not differ between the three hospitals (X2(2)=,927, p=,629) and also not according to the time of day (X2(2)=3,604, p=,216). There was also no difference between the subjective quality of the handover and the delivering professional group (X2(3)=4,507, p=,212). Conclusions: The subjective quality of patient handover did not differ between the three hospitals. However, the patient handover protocols need to be adapted to ensure that patient identification and a joint assessment including control of lines and drains are performed.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic and Policlinic for Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy

ISSN:

1012-5302

Publisher:

Hogrefe

Language:

German

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

21 Mar 2022 12:19

Last Modified:

21 Mar 2023 00:11

Publisher DOI:

10.1024/1012-5302/a000876

PubMed ID:

35301868

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Aufwachraum Patient safety Patientensicherheit handover recovery room Übergabe

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/167648

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/167648

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