Information Transfer During Postoperative Handovers in the Post-anaesthesia Care Unit

October 25, 2013 updated by: Annika Milby, University of Witten/Herdecke

Quality of Postoperative Patient Handover in the Post-anaesthesia Care Unit: A Prospective Analysis

Anaesthesiology plays a key role in promoting safe perioperative care. This includes the perioperative phase in the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) where problems with incomplete information transfer may have a negative impact on patient safety and can lead to patient harm. The objective of this study is to analyse information transfer during postoperative handovers in the PACU.

With a self-developed checklist information transfer during postoperative handovers will be documented and subsequently compared with patient information in anaesthesia records.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

790

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Germany
    • Nordrhein-Westfalen
      • Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 51109
        • Krankenhaus Köln-Merheim, Departement of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients who undergo surgery (general surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmic surgery, orthopaedics, plastic surgery, trauma surgery, thoracic surgery).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients transferred to the PACU after surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age < 18 years
  • patients who have surgery under local anaesthesia or in standby
  • patients who are transferred to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) after surgery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Quantity of Information Loss during Postoperative Handovers in the PACU
Time Frame: Two months
Two months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Witten/Herdecke

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2011

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2011

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 21, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2013

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 1, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 1, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2013

Last Verified

October 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 108/2011 (OTHER: Ethikkommision der Universität Witten Herdecke)

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