Assessing the impact of a semi-structured intraoperative anaesthesia handoff cognitive aid on surgical patient outcomes: study protocol for a cluster randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intraoperative anaesthesia handoffs represent a risk point in the care of surgical patients. Although often necessary to prevent fatigue, improve vigilance and optimise operational efficiency, critical information can be lost, potentially leading to postoperative complications. Structured handoffs can increase the transfer of knowledge during intraoperative anaesthesia handoffs, improving their quality. We therefore propose to test the primary hypothesis that a semi-structured intraoperative anaesthesia handoff cognitive aid reduces the number of serious 30-day complications in surgical patients.

Methods and analysis

We will enrol adults having non-cardiac surgery who are scheduled to have an intraoperative anaesthesia handoff for operational reasons. We plan a

SUBMITTER: Samost-Williams A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12587940 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature