Table 2.
Breakdown of handoffs by reported items.
| Items | Composite Value | Anesthesia Reports Only | Surgery Reports Only | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | P Value | Pre | Post | P Value | Pre | Post | P Value | |
| 1. Patient Name | 33 (55%) | 53 (88%) | <0.0001 | 14 (23%) | 51 (85%) | <0.0001 | 29 (48%) | 23 (38%) | 0.4 |
| 2. Underlying diagnosis for the procedure | 53 (88%) | 56 (93%) | 0.5 | 14 (23%) | 35 (58%) | 0.0002 | 51 (85%) | 47 (78%) | 0.5 |
| 3. Significant past medical/surgical history | 51 (85%) | 59 (98%) | 0.017 | 41 (68%) | 55 (92%) | 0.002 | 38 (63%) | 34 (57%) | 0.6 |
| 4. Allergies | 38 (63%) | 56 (93%) | 0.0001 | 38 (63%) | 56 (93%) | 0.0001 | 2 (3.3%) | 6 (10%) | 0.3 |
| 5. Procedure done | 60 (100%) | 59 (98%) | 1 | 11 (18%) | 42 (70%) | <0.0001 | 60 (100%) | 57 (95%) | 0.2 |
| 6. Anesthesia technique | 35 (58%) | 56 (93%) | <0.0001 | 34 (57%) | 56 (93%) | <0.0001 | 8 (13%) | 2 (3.3%) | 0.095 |
| 7. Airway | 34 (57%) | 56 (93%) | <0.0001 | 33 (55%) | 56 (93%) | <0.0001 | 1 (1.7%) | 0 (0%) | 1 |
| 8. Intraoperative uneventful or events | 44 (73%) | 54 (90%) | 0.032 | 30 (50%) | 49 (82%) | 0.0005 | 31 (52%) | 34 (57%) | 0.7 |
| 9. Fluids/EBL | 59 (98%) | 60 (100%) | 1 | 59 (98%) | 60 (100%) | 1 | 22 (37%) | 20 (33%) | 0.8 |
| 10. Stability in next 30 mins | 12 (20%) | 41 (68%) | <0.0001 | 5 (8.3%) | 36 (60%) | <0.0001 | 9 (15%) | 6 (10%) | 0.6 |
| 11. PACU plans | 54 (90%) | 57 (95%) | 0.5 | 10 (17%) | 17 (28%) | 0.2 | 53 (88%) | 56 (93%) | 0.5 |
| 12. Disposition-Expected duration in PACU | 48 (80%) | 46 (77%) | 0.8 | 1 (1.7%) | 18 (30%) | <0.0001 | 48 (80%) | 44 (73%) | 0.5 |
Most improved reported items in composite value were items related to anesthesia, such as: patient name, allergies, anesthesia technique, and airway. Pre: pre-implementation; Post: post-implementation.