Handover after pediatric heart surgery: A simple tool improves information exchange*
Pediatric Critical Care MedicinePublished 23 October 2010
Samara Zavalkoff, Saleem Razack, Josée Lavoie, Adrian Dancea
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Use of a simple tool during handover of pediatric postcardiac surgery patients resulted in a more complete exchange of critical information with no significant prolongation of the handover duration.
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Use of a simple tool during handover of pediatric postcardiac surgery patients resulted in a more complete exchange of critical information with no significant prolongation of the handover duration.
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