Coaching Operating Room to PACU Handoff with a Standardized, Multidisciplinary Checklist

Authors

Courtney L. Devin, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Kathleen Grife, RN, MS, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Marissa Weber, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Richard F. Schmidt, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Megan P. Lundgren, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Scott W. Cowan, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Description

Purpose

To pilot a standardized multidisciplinary bedside handoff for any patient admitted to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) from the operating room.

Publication Date

6-6-2019

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

quality improvement, PACU, operating room, handoff

Disciplines

Anesthesiology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery

Comments

Presented at the 2019 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Recommended Citation

Devin, MD, Courtney L.; Grife, RN, MS, Kathleen; Weber, MD, Marissa; Schmidt, MD, Richard F.; Lundgren, MD, Megan P.; and Cowan, MD, Scott W., "Coaching Operating Room to PACU Handoff with a Standardized, Multidisciplinary Checklist" (2019). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 136.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/136