Toward a Blueprint for Perioperative Handoffs and Handoff Tools

Alexander F Arriaga^{1

2

3}, Yun-Yun K Chen¹, Jimin J Kim¹, Angela M Bader^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Center for Surgery and Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Ariadne Labs, Boston, Massachusetts.

Comment

Alexander F Arriaga et al. Anesth Analg. 2021.

. 2021 Jun 1;132(6):1559-1562.

doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005514.

Alexander F Arriaga^{1

2

3}, Yun-Yun K Chen¹, Jimin J Kim¹, Angela M Bader^{1

2}

¹ From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Center for Surgery and Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Ariadne Labs, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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