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Emergency physician intershift handover - can a dINAMO checklist speed it up and improve quality?

2010; EMH Swiss Medical Publishers Ltd.; Linguagem: Inglês

10.4414/smw.2010.13085

0036-7672

Marjam Rüdiger-Stürchler, DI Keller, Roland Bingisser,

Healthcare Policy and Management

BACKGROUND: Physician intershift handover has been identified as an area of high risk for adverse events, representing a critical step in patient care transition. Due to frequent shift changes and high patient numbers, emergency departments offer an ideal study setting.