Table 4.

Breakdown of handoff duration^a,b.

	Pre			Post
Duration	Median	25th, 75th percentile	Percentage	Median	25th, 75th percentile	Percentage
1 min	6.5	6.0, 9.0	(N = 8; 73%)	11.0	10.0, 12.0	(N = 3; 27%)
2 min	8.5	7.5, 9.0	(N = 16; 62%)	12.0	10.0, 12.0	(N = 10; 38%)
3 min	9.0	8.0, 10.0	(N = 21; 58%)	11.0	10.0, 11.0	(N = 15; 42%)
4 min	9.5	9.0, 10.0	(N = 8; 36%)	11.0	11.0, 12.0	(N = 14; 64%)
5 min	8.0	8.0, 9.0	(N = 5; 45%)	11.0	10.0, 12.0	(N = 6; 55%)
6 min	10.0	10.0, 10.0	(N = 1; 13%)	11.0	10.0, 12.0	(N = 7; 88%)
7 min	11.0	11.0, 11.0	(N = 1; 25%)	11.0	10.0, 11.0	(N = 3; 75%)
8 min	–			–
9 min	–			11.5	11.0, 12.0	(N = 2; 100%)

Improvements in handoff during the post-implementation period were independent of the duration. Pre: pre-implementation; Post: post-implementation.

^aDuration included both surgical and anesthesia reports;

^bN = 12.