Association Between Handover of Anesthesia Care and Adverse Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Major Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Handing over the care of a patient from one anesthesiologist to another occurs during some surgeries and might increase the risk of adverse outcomes.

Objective

To assess whether complete handover of intraoperative anesthesia care is associated with higher likelihood of mortality or major complications compared with no handover of care.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective population-based cohort study (April 1, 2009-March 31, 2015 set in the Canadian province of Ontario) of adult patients aged 18 years and older undergoing major surgeries expected to last at least 2 hours and requiring a hospital stay of at least 1 night.

Exposure

Complete intraoperative handover of anesthesia care from one physician anesthesiologist to another compared

SUBMITTER: Jones PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5833659 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature