BMJ Qual Saf doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001178 Original research Published Online First 25 October 2012 Abstract Background Cross-unit handovers transfer responsibility for the patient among healthcare teams in different clinical units, with missed information, potentially placing patients at risk for adverse events. Objectives We analysed the communications between high-acuity and low-acuity units, their content and social context, and…
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Improved ‘handover’ process bolsters outcomes
by Paul Govern | Posted on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 — 10:18 AM Patient handovers matter. A lot. That’s the conclusion from Vanderbilt researchers who reviewed three years of patient data and found that major complications occurring within 24 hours after cardiac surgery were cut in half following the adoption of an improved handover…
Smart Lifestyle: Sleep
by John McManamy Sleep is one of the few things in medicine that is both a disorder and a symptom. The DSM-IV catalogue of sleep disorders includes primary insomnia, narcolepsy, and circadian rhythm sleep disorder, to name a few. Meanwhile “insomnia or hypersomnia” and “fatigue or loss of energy” are listed as symptoms for both…