Shabalov, Katherina
(2020)
Optimizing the Post-Operative Patient Transition From Anesthesia to the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit: A Handoff Improvement Initiative.
Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.
Abstract
Patient handoffs from the operating room to the intensive care unit are critical moments in time where inefficiency and lapses in communication put patient safety at risk. Taken as a whole, this project explores the development of a standardized handoff process from the operating room to the cardiothoracic intensive care unit and its subsequent impact on provider perceptions of handoff process, culture, and overall quality. This essay focuses on the pre-survey results and process redesign, which was led by a multi-professional work group with representatives from Nursing, Anesthesia, and Administration. Pre-survey results demonstrate widespread discontent with the current handoff process, culture, and overall quality, and it is hypothesized that the development of the standardized handoff approach will lead to increases in provider perceptions of handoffs across a large number of measures. Ultimately, preventable medical errors are a significant public health concern and initiatives, like the one explored in this essay, that address a cause of preventable medical errors, have the potential to impact public health more broadly.
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Other Thesis, Dissertation, or Long Paper
(Master Essay)
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Contributors: |
| Contribution | Contributors Name | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Committee Chair | Roberts, Mark | mroberts@pitt.edu | mroberts | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | Guttendorf, Jane | guttendorfj@upmc.edu | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | McLaughlin, Amy | mclaughlina@upmc.edu | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Date: |
22 April 2020 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Number of Pages: |
43 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Public Health > Health Policy & Management |
| Degree: |
MHA - Master of Health Administration |
| Thesis Type: |
Master Essay |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
quality improvement; handoffs |
| Date Deposited: |
26 Aug 2020 14:20 |
| Last Modified: |
01 May 2022 05:15 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/38950 |
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