Patient handoffs among general surgery residents in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Communication failure is a common cause of adverse events. An essential element of communication among health care providers is patient handoff. Patient handoff is defined as a practice whereby a health care provider transfers a patient's care information to another health care provider to ensure the patient's safety and continuity of care. To explore this practice, we assessed patient handoffs among general surgery residents in Saudi Arabia.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted with individuals in accredited general surgery residency programs in Saudi Arabia between 2020 and 2021.

Results

Participants comprised 118 general surgery residents: 66 (57.3%) were female; 67 (72.8%) did not receive any formal training on patient handoff; and 35 (38.8%)

SUBMITTER: Saleem AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9389743 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature