/practice/daily · Saturday, June 20

Daily question

patient-safety

One curated, board-style question every day. Free for every role — independent of the Q-bank.

An OR-to-PACU handoff should include which of the following structured elements?

Structured handoff (SBAR/I-PASS): patient identifiers and allergies; surgical procedure and key events; anesthetic technique, drugs and doses (including reversal, NMB monitoring, last opioid time); fluids, blood loss, urine output; airway and respiratory status; pain plan; PONV plan; postop monitoring needs; lines and drains; specific concerns and contingency plans; closed-loop confirmation
No verbal handoff if the EMR is updated
Brief verbal summary of the surgery only
Discharge instructions only
Operative findings only

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