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Patient Handoff

Known as: Signout, Patient, Signover, Patient, Handovers, Patient 
The transferring of patient care responsibility from one health-care professional to another.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2013
Review
2013
Postoperative handover: characteristics and considerations on improvement A systematic review
CONTEXT Current research has identified numerous safety risks related to patient handovers including postoperative handovers… 
2011
2011
Pancreatic Cancer, Healthcare Cost, and Loss of Productivity: A Register-based Approach
BackgroundDespite the fact that pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death, there is little empirical… 
2011
2011
Template for success: using a resident-designed sign-out template in the handover of patient care.
2009
2009
Patient participation in emergency care - a phenomenographic analysis of caregivers' conceptions.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to describe caregivers' conceptions of patient participation in an emergency care… 
2006
2006
eHand-offs: An IBM® Lotus® Domino® Application for Ensuring Patient Safety and Enhancing Resident Supervision in Hand-Off Communications
Reliable communication of patient information among physicians during shift changes is an important patient safety parameter. The… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Assessment and exercise in low back pain. With special reference to the management of pain and disability following first time lumbar disc surgery.
Eight articles including 555 low back pain patients have been published. They included the following topics: 1) A ratio interval… 
1994
1994
Swallow recovery in an oral cancer patient following surgery, radiotherapy, and hyperthermia
Background. No study has examined the nature and extent of swallowing impairment in oral cancer patients following treatment with… 
1991
1991
Comparison of epidural and patient-controlled intravenous morphine following joint replacement surgery
The authors conducted a randomized, prospective study comparing epidural morphine with patient-controlled intravenous (iv… 
1988
1988
Self-ratings of graduating family practice residents' psychological medicine abilities.
This study evaluated the psychological medicine abilities of graduating residents in the Department of Family Practice and… 
1977
1977
The role of surgery in the potentially curative treatment of bladder carcinoma.
Summary The surgical procedures that carry the potential for cure for the patient with invasive bladder carcinoma are… 
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