Table 3.

Quality Measures of Operating Room to ICU Handoffs on Weekdays (n = 16) Versus Nights and Weekends (n = 16), Surgical Service, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, July 2014–January 2015

Handoff quality measure	Weekdays^a	Nights and weekends^a	P value
Teamwork skills, no. (%)^b
Task prioritization	3/16 (19)	3/16 (19)	—
Clear role identification	13/16 (81)	13/16 (81)	—
Attention to reports	7/16 (44)	9/16 (56)	.18
Coordination of reports	10/14 (71)	14/16 (88)	.16
Transmitter collaboration	0/14 (0)	3/16 (19)	.23
Sum, mean (SD)	2.1 (1.0) (n = 14)	2.8 (1.3) (n = 16)	.13
Engagement, no. (%)^c
Anesthesia	14/16 (88)	14/16 (88)	—
Surgery	7/15 (47)	13/16 (81)	.04
ICU provider	8/10 (80)	10/10 (100)	.47
Nurse	7/16 (44)	9/16 (56)	.58
All	36/57 (63)	46/58 (79)	.07
Report delivery skills, no. (%)^c
Anesthesia	9/14 (64)	8/15 (53)	.61
Surgery	4/14 (29)	12/14 (86)	.002
All	13/28 (46)	20/29 (69)	.03
Listening skills, no. (%)^b
Eye contact	28/29 (97)	28/33 (85)	.42
Affirmatory statements	25/29 (86)	28/32 (88)	.37
Head nodding	18/24 (75)	25/29 (86)	.09
Note taking	23/31 (74)	23/33 (70)	> .99
Question asking and/or interactive comments	25/31 (81)	24/31 (77)	.24
Number of interruptions, mean (SD)	0.8 (0.8)	0.6 (0.6)	.45
Number of unprofessional comments or actions, mean (SD)	0.3 (0.5)	0.3 (0.5)	.84

Abbreviations: ICU indicates intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation; ICU provider, ICU physician (intensivist, fellow, or resident) or advanced practice provider.

Denominators are listed in each cell. Numbers less than the total number of handoffs are due to missing transmitters or receivers or inability to evaluate a skill accurately.

Numbers and percentages reflect presence of skill. Listening skills are scored separately for reports from the surgeon and the operating room anesthesiologist.

Numbers and percentages reflect ratings of satisfactory or superior.